Deciding that enough is enough, Apple has finally decided to hold an intervention and get the size and weight of MacBook Pro’s generously-proportioned 85W AC adapter under control before it ends up on Dr. Phil asking for gastric bypass. For those of us tired of our AC adapters breaking chairs in restaurants or forcing us to spring for an extra seat on the airplane, this is most welcome. The new MacBook Pro adapter will be approximately the same size as the MacBook’s svelte 60W model, and will be shipping from Apple in a few weeks for $79. For those of you who have just recently ordered an MBP, it sounds like it’s a bit of a tossup which model AC adapter you’ll be receiving or whether Apple will allow exchanges of the older AC adapters for the new model.

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