Do Apple MagSafe 2 power adapters break easily?

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Do Apple MagSafe 2 power adapters break easily?

I was about to order a Magsafe 2 power adapter for my rMBP so I could keep one at home and one at work. But there are hundreds of reviews at store.apple.com saying they break easily, the wires fray, etc. but I've seen very few complaints about them on this or other user forums, and none of the five I've owned for various MacBooks since 2010 have ever broke.

Are Macbook power adapters really so unreliable and prone to breaking? Or is it possible that the reviews at Store.apple.com are so dominated by trolls as to be unreliable?

Posted on Mar 14, 2015 6:15 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 14, 2015 6:23 AM in response to roncron

From my experience they fray at the point of magnetic contact. I had to replace mine twice in 4 years, only because I was very rough with mine, plugging in and out many times a day. Reviews from"Trolls" might be the abusers not the users like yourself

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John Galt

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Mar 14, 2015 9:57 AM in response to roncron

People don't often write reviews about things as mundane as power adapters unless they have something to complain about. I have one that's only recently started to fray. It's four years old. I have many others as old, or older, and they're fine. Treat them carefully and they ought to last the life of your Mac.

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