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As reported at AppleInsider, Apple has arrived at a class-action lawsuit settlement over its faulty "T-shaped" MagSafe connectors for its MacBook/MacBook Pro models. Consequently, the company has released an updated support document detailing the Apple Adapter Replacement Program, and is referring customers to the website adaptersettlement.com, which provides details on cash payments available to those who own affected 60-watt or 85-watt MagSafe MPM-1 T-shaped power adapters.
CNET notes that the 2009 class action lawsuit in question claimed that the particular adapter design was defective to the point of where it "dangerously frays, sparks and prematurely fails to work." In the newly updated support document, Apple details how the faulty adapters can undergo "strain relief," a split that formed where the cord meets the magnetic power plug's housing. The company has since redesigned the adapters, moving from the "T" shape to an "L-shaped" design that does not strain the connection point.
The MagSafe Power Adapter Settlement website states the following:
The settlement will provide a cash payment if you are the original owner (by purchase or gift) of certain Apple MacBook or MacBook Pro computer models (“Subject Computer”) or separately purchased an Apple 60W or 85W MagSafe MPM-1 (“T”) Power Adapter (“Adapter”), your Adapter showed signs of Strain Relief Damage, and you purchased a Replacement Adapter within the first three years following the initial purchase of the Subject Computer or Adapter. If the court approves the settlement, you may be entitled to a cash payment in the following amounts depending on whether you purchased your Replacement Adapter during the first, second or third year following the initial retail purchase of the Subject Computer or Adapter: (a) first year, the actual amount you paid (excluding taxes and shipping/handling fees) up to a maximum of $79; (b) second year $50; (c) third year $35. There is a limit of three refunds per Subject Computer. You may also be able to obtain a Replacement Adapter at no charge from Apple if your Adapter shows signs of Strain Relief Damage now or in the future.
