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jaduffy007

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Currently own a Caldigit TS4 dock. Regarding the "Computer" labeled Tb4 connection on the back, reviewers & docs say "up to 98W". What does that mean? The machine determines the watts delivered?? My wife has a 2020 M1 MacBook Air that ideally would receive 30-35W. My concern is, 98W will damage the charging port or battery.

Thoughts? Thanks !!
 
Currently own a Caldigit TS4 dock. Regarding the "Computer" labeled Tb4 connection on the back, reviewers & docs say "up to 98W". What does that mean? The machine determines the watts delivered?? My wife has a 2020 M1 MacBook Air that ideally would receive 30-35W. My concern is, 98W will damage the charging port or battery.

Thoughts? Thanks !!
Seconding JPack's post. Your MacBook Air came with a 30-watt Power Adapter. Any USB-C power adapter that supplies LESS than this will likely charge your computer slower than the original provided adapter. Any adapter supplying more than 30-watts will still charge your computer just fine. 98-watts is the maximum wattage supplied by your dock. Which is to say that it ought to charge and power a higher end 14-inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro or any 16-inch Intel MacBook Pro (both of which come with a 96-watt power brick) at a comparable rate to the supplied brick, but might have trouble doing so with a 16-inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro (all of which came with 140-watt power bricks). You can go with a higher-wattage brick than what came with your device, but going lower means that your device might sip power faster than it will optimally charge.
 
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