Unfortnately it renders obsolete our drawerful of old chargers unless we shell out £9 for the snappily titled MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter. Yesterday I bought two of these essential paragons at the Solutions premium reseller in Guildford and saved myself £1 on each. They make me feel nearer my retina to thee.
Just what is the MS to MS2 adaptor all about? There’s a lot more to it than you’d think. See this full, rather tongue-in-cheek unboxing and review posting from OneFootTsunami.com. It’s gripping stuff.
This gives me an idea for more reviews. Hmm, well. What about the USB to Ethernet connector from Apple? It’s a bit of cord with a rather long female Ethernet receptacle and a USB plug on the other end. It works. It’s in white.
Now for the latest and greatest Thunderbolt to Gigabyte Ethernet adaptor. This is a slicker bit of kit, also in Apple white, consisting of a shorter bit of cable, a USB plug and a smaller, neater Ethernet socket. It promises much better performance. It works.
Both these wonderful devices cost £25, making the humble MS to MS2 adaptor a screaming bargain. I think it must be the cheapest Apple product of all time.
The positive cornucopia of connectors necessary for the operation of my upcoming MacBook Pro includes an HDMI cable (£15), a Thunderbolt cable (£39), the two aforementioned white thingummyjigs and an MS to MS2 wotsit. Is there anything missing from this £113 bag of goodies? That I will find out when I unbox the Pro next month.