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Apple's MacBook Pro Power Adapters Facing Up to Two-Month Shipping Delay

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Apple's 96W and 140W USB-C power adapters for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro continue to face significant shipping delays when purchased separately.

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Apple's 140W USB-C Power Adapter via ChargerLAB​

In the United States, the adapters are currently available for delivery in an estimated 6-8 weeks on Apple's online store, resulting in a delivery date as late as October 3. The adapters have multi-week shipping delays in several other countries as well.

Apple's higher-wattage power adapters have been in short supply for a long time now. In September 2021, the 96W adapter was shipping in a lengthy 2-3 months, and the adapter is still experiencing availability issues nearly a year later.

Last week, Apple said it continued to experience supply constraints during the June quarter, but the company does expect the shortages to improve during the September quarter. Shipping estimates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices have greatly improved since early 2022, but some products are still delayed considerably, such as the Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra chip and the Studio Display with nano-texture glass.

Apple's 67W and lower USB-C power adapters are more readily available at this time.

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Just so you know, if you're looking to pick up a spare power adapter, a 67W adapter will suffice for 95% of the time, especially with the new Apple Silicon Macbooks. The main drawback is that your battery will charge very slowly when the machine is under heavy load.

Keep the 96W charger that came with the Mac with you when you might need to charge really fast while traveling. Leave the 67W at your desk where the machine is used plugged in most of the time.
 
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zorinlynx said:
Just so you know, if you're looking to pick up a spare power adapter, a 67W adapter will suffice for 95% of the time, especially with the new Apple Silicon Macbooks. The main drawback is that your battery will charge very slowly when the machine is under heavy load.

Keep the 96W charger that came with the Mac with you when you might need to charge really fast while traveling. Leave the 67W at your desk where the machine is used plugged in most of the time.
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I worry about charging my Macbook while under heavy use since the battery temp is likely to be higher and from what I've read, charging the battery while it's hot can cause faster degredation.
 
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zorinlynx said:
Just so you know, if you're looking to pick up a spare power adapter, a 67W adapter will suffice for 95% of the time, especially with the new Apple Silicon Macbooks. The main drawback is that your battery will charge very slowly when the machine is under heavy load.

Keep the 96W charger that came with the Mac with you when you might need to charge really fast while traveling. Leave the 67W at your desk where the machine is used plugged in most of the time.
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Yup. I charge my 16” MBP with my 20W iPad Pro charger overnight.
 
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Time to play management consultant!

Apple could score a WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN on its environmental PR campaign, Tim's focus on cost savings, stand-alone accessory availability, and EU bureaucrats by not shipping new MacBooks with chargers, as it does with iPhones. Boo yah!

;-)
 
I wonder what the status of the Magsafe cables alone is.

The thing is you can just get any USB-C charger if you're waiting for one of Apple's bricks or charge off a USB-C monitor.
 
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I don't think putting a Apple device together is like a Tesla. ;)
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True. However, I'm sure someone, somewhere, is working to solve the dexterity problem with assembling small devices. One day soon it will be financially feasible.
 
Realityck said:
So Apple has prioritized shipping laptops then over availability of these power adapters. 14/16" MBPs must be selling real well.
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Yea and annoyingly their said power adapters are flaky. I personally and among colleagues have seen them broken/non functioning.
Clearly a quality issue or intentional to make more money. Can see a class action coming soon
 
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Wouldn't it be great if Apple made an adapter so that MagSafe 1 and MagSafe 2 power bricks can continue to be used for MagSafe 3? Remember, like how they had a MagSafe 1-to-2 adapter back in the day? That would be great, but it's crazy talk. Just put MagSafe 3 adapters onto deeper backorder and let me toss my existing adapters because they're no longer useful.
 
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