However, individual differences may not be as pronounced as originally estimated. UPDATE: Testing has shown that because of the lower voltages in the 45 W and 85 W MagSafe adapters, charging your MagSafe 2 machine may take a little longer when using an original MagSafe supply with adapter. How much of a difference there will be, we can’t say at the moment we’ll have more info once the adapters are available and we can test it. We don’t foresee any catastrophic problems from this, just the minor inconvenience of longer charge times when using the older adapter with the converter. So if you use that converter to hook an older MagSafe adapter to your MagSafe 2 MacBook, charging can potentially take longer, due to the lower voltage output compared to the newer adapters. The new MagSafe 2 adapters output at 20 volts, while the original MagSafe adapters only output at ~18 volts. While the wattage for both adapters is the same 45W, the voltage is different. There’s only one small thing you’ll want to be mindful of. This isn’t something insurmountable Apple offers a $10 converter that allows you to connect a MagSafe adapter to a MagSafe 2 equipped MacBook. It’s a slight redesign on the current models, so your old spare MagSafe adapter or the ones from an Apple display won’t fit in the new ‘Books. Along with all the other bells and whistles covered last week, the new MacBook Pro with Retina display and MacBook Airs also sport MagSafe 2 power connectors.