Cheap, and really quite nasty

13 May 2014 10:57:09

Euan Williams

Inexpensive chargers for our Macs, phones and pads may be tempting -- why does Apple kit cost so much?

Electronics engineer Ken Shirriff offers a discussion and explanations for the iPad charger and the counterfeits here. Similar considerations apply to the MacBook chargers.

Ever wondered how a Magsafe connector works? look here.