I want to see just how much wattage the new MacBooks can withstand using the 140 W USB-C charger plugged into the USB Type C port with a certified Extended Power Range (EPR) charging cable.
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Apple's 67W Power Adapter Unable to Fast Charge 14-Inch MacBook Pro
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If you have the 96W can you disable fast charging in the OS and only use it when needed?
Still curious as to why Apple did this. I mean personally I’d stick with the slower charger, I’m in no hurry and would prefer the smaller brick. I wonder if any additional battery degradation would occur from the fast charge?
What I’m curious about is the $20 upgrade. It’s hardly big money and what if they misunderstood the market and everyone or no one opts for it? They’d have to produce a lot of one type of charger or the other in a short space of time with global shipping constraints or keep a lot more in the warehouse. There’s minimal profit in it surely? I would have expected it as a $100 upgrade option in classic Apple style or to be only available on the more expensive models.
What I’m curious about is the $20 upgrade. It’s hardly big money and what if they misunderstood the market and everyone or no one opts for it? They’d have to produce a lot of one type of charger or the other in a short space of time with global shipping constraints or keep a lot more in the warehouse. There’s minimal profit in it surely? I would have expected it as a $100 upgrade option in classic Apple style or to be only available on the more expensive models.
Yeah, I wish apple was a bit more upfront about the configurations before opening the floodgates. I initially ordered a base model + 1TB before I realized that they binned the cpu on that model, the main reason I wanted it was for cpu performance and the display. So I canceled and ordered the mid tier 14, getting benefits like this that I wouldn’t have realized till ship dates are months out…
My guess would be providing one more reason to upgrade to the $2499 model, other than the 1TB and 16 core GPU.
Pretty sure this is to help the entry level model stay as small and light as possible, these Macs are going to be noticeably heavier than the previous generation. I wish it was easy to trade up the power adapter at an Apple Store though, because waiting for a custom order isn't always an option.
My 2018 15" has already lost 10% battery health in one year and that is from using Al-Dente to keep it under 80%. I wonder how this fast charging is going to affect battery health. Especially if it is plugged in all the time or drained every day.
It's $20, which probably equates to almost no incremental cost.
And I have an 87 watt charger, and I can't figure out what it came with. Seems an odd size, and now it's pretty much for the iPad Pro, I guess...
I am pretty sure it came with the 16-inch MacBook Pro before the 2019 "redesign."
In other words:
- pre-2019, 16-inch MacBook Pro: 87W charger
- 2019-21, 16-inch MacBook Pro: 96W charger
Does anyone know how fast charging impacts battery health? Does it degrade the battery faster if used all the time?
I'm assuming the 67W is a better suited charger for leaving your MBP plugged in at home & the fast charging one should only be used when you need a fast charge back to an operational level.
Thanks if anyone knows
I'm assuming the 67W is a better suited charger for leaving your MBP plugged in at home & the fast charging one should only be used when you need a fast charge back to an operational level.
Thanks if anyone knows
but can you get the $20 charger later or is there something about the computer that wont allow it to work?
i knew it! there was something off why the option to upgrade the brick was there during check out…
Apple's USB-C power adapters are using standard Power Delivery protocols and nothing more. The 96 watt charger for instance is completely unchanged and it's used for the 16 and 14 with Magsafe 3. So they should work just fine with 3rd parties, so long as the power available is sufficient. In addition, they confirmed that the USB ports also allow charging as they did in the last generation.
I also only noticed this after preordering. Apple would not let me change my order, only cancel it, but that would push the delivery back by 2 weeks. So for me it is not worth upgrading.
Yes, but it will be £79, rather than just the price difference between 67W and 96W chargers.
He did not mention the TSA. I think he means the capacity of the outlets.
This is what I’m thinking. 67W GaN chargers can be tiny. Like iPhone charger small.