wdlove said:My wife has replaced the Power Adapter on her PowerBook. The new one was different form the original stock.
It is always smart to purchase a power adapter that is made by the manufacturer of the product in question.
assscat said:a) Is the Extra Portable Power Adaptor (as sold at the Apple Store) any different from the stock power adaptor included with the iBook and PowerBook?
Ph4lynx said:there are actually two different versions of the standard apple powerbrick for laptops, one 65W version and one 45W version
either will work for any of the compatible apple laptops but the 65W will charge a little bit faster, but i dont know what using either charger will do to your long term battery life.
AstrosFan said:That's not completely true. Here's the link to the Apple support site that talks about power adapter selection:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88231
Basically, if you have a computer that originally used the 65W adapter (mostly the 15" and 17" PB G4), they say you should NOT use the 45W adapter.
However, if you have a computer that shipped originally with a 45W adapter (e.g. iBook), then you can use EITHER the 45W or 65W adapter.
Hope that helps!