Where can I buy a spare power cable for a i5 Mac Mini?

I don't see extra power cables for the i5 2011 Mac Mini in the Apple Store Accessory section.

But this power cable looks a lot like black ones I've seen that go between a power brick for a Lenovo laptop and the outlet. Is this the very same cable?

Solution 1:

Provided it connects fine you should be ok. It uses a standard power plug with this design. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4806

Otherwise any sort of Apple Service Provider or http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/23-190

Solution 2:

The Mac Mini uses the standard IEC 60320 C-7 female connector, take a look here for useful reference -

• (ref) http://www.qiao-pu.com/en/IEC-60320-C-7-ac-figure-8-connector-IEC-60320-IEC-C7-female-connector-figure-8-power-cords-99.html

• (pic) http://www.qiao-pu.com/upload/photo/75a07d8e4a1e664433f34a4dc63f83e9.jpg

C-7’s are common and available everywhere (e.g. Amazon, Target, Best Buy, etc.)