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So my first Magsafe adaptor got messed up and I bought a cheap replacement, the replacement was the wrong wattage and my mac fried it, soooo i got another cheap replacement and it worked for a while until...
I'm seeing a pattern here with cheap stuff...
Anyway, the charger doesn't seem to give enough power, if that makes any sense. It's the right wattage this time and everything, but recently it will charge my computer when it's shut off and generally keep it at the same level of power when it's plugged in and turned on. Right now it's staying at 95% and the light is green, so no charge and my battery meter is saying "95% battery is charged. Power Source: Power Adaptor". Now, that's strange enough, but when I do something that I assume would take more power, the battery begins to drain.
Last night I was playing a game on my Windows partition of my Mac and the computer shut off twice while plugged in. I had to wait for the battery to charge a bit before turning it back on and then i noticed the slow draining.
I've accepted that I need to buy the official Apple adaptor, which I will do on payday, but... is that the problem? Just my adaptor or could there be a more serious issue
EDIT: Also if it's any concern my battery cycle count is 645. A bit high but, still going strong at 85% according to Coconut Battery.
I'm seeing a pattern here with cheap stuff...
Anyway, the charger doesn't seem to give enough power, if that makes any sense. It's the right wattage this time and everything, but recently it will charge my computer when it's shut off and generally keep it at the same level of power when it's plugged in and turned on. Right now it's staying at 95% and the light is green, so no charge and my battery meter is saying "95% battery is charged. Power Source: Power Adaptor". Now, that's strange enough, but when I do something that I assume would take more power, the battery begins to drain.
Last night I was playing a game on my Windows partition of my Mac and the computer shut off twice while plugged in. I had to wait for the battery to charge a bit before turning it back on and then i noticed the slow draining.
I've accepted that I need to buy the official Apple adaptor, which I will do on payday, but... is that the problem? Just my adaptor or could there be a more serious issue
EDIT: Also if it's any concern my battery cycle count is 645. A bit high but, still going strong at 85% according to Coconut Battery.