Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside but dangerous inside

Ken Shirriff, from his blog:

A reader sent me a charger he suspected was counterfeit. From the outside, this charger is almost a perfect match for an Apple charger, but disassembling the charger shows that it is very different on the inside. It has a much simpler design that lacks quality features of the genuine charger, and has major safety defects.

Great teardown, complete with detailed pictures. Astonishing how realistic a counterfeit Apple product can be.

[Via MacRumors]



3 thoughts on “Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside but dangerous inside”

  1. Fake and cheap third-party power adapters have killed people. The CEOs of the companies that make these things need be prosecuted.

  2. I remember a previous such article that was more than sufficient to put the fear of knockoffs in me.

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