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There’s a lot of debates on that topic. But no clear answer Apple Genuine chargers are made by major power supply suppliers LiteOn and Delta which produce the majority of notebook chargers. They are pricey! And there are like Apple ones, sold as LiteOn/Delta at half of the price, despite they look identical to the original. But they are not “Apple”. Despite they are quite like them. And that really confuses me… Are they REALLY THE SAME? I found no trustworthy investigation on how dangerous (or not) they are. But a lot of stories about the aftermath of knockoffs usage do worry me. Any certain info on what they are out there?
No! They are not the same! The original Apple MagSafe & MagSafe2 chargers have a lot more protection logic in them than the cloned units. And yes it can be tough to tell the real from the fake! Here’s a bit more details on the differences: Lacking safety features, cheap MacBook chargers create big sparksCounterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside but dangerous insideSafety tests of 400 fake Apple chargers bought online reveal that 99% are dangerous And its not just the MagSafe chargers! UPDATED: Friends don’t let friends buy fake Apple chargersCounterfeit iPhone adapters - UL Technical Investagation Shows A 99 % Failure Rate I’ve seen too many fakes and the damaged caused by them. I only replace with units I have directly bought from Apple. One of the staff of one of my clients lost his charger in the field. He went down to a local computer store to get one as he need to finish his assignment. Plugged in his MacBook Pro for the night in a hotel room. Not only did the room burn 1/2 of the hotel did! And our staff person almost didn’t get out alive! The legal mess was still going on six years later when I finally left them. Only use real Apple chargers or ones that Apple has signed off on. Even with the new USB-C power standard, I don’t trust off brand chargers as there is no way to legally get them if there is a problem.
