Charge 2 Macbook Airs with One Wall Adapter

[sdwaltz]

Hey all,

Just picked up an M2 MBA yesterday. My wife has an M1 MBA. I'd rather charge using MagSafe although I know I can still charge with USB C. I'm looking for a suitable USB-C charger that I could buy that would allow us to each charge our MBAs at the same time from the same wall adapter? I assume the new 35W adapter from Apple would work, but would likely be painfully slow when both are being charged at once.

How much wattage would be enough to suffice?

 

[DrGreenCat]

You can even charge an MBA with an iPad 18W charger, but it is indeed slooow.

 

[KPOM]

Hey all,

Just picked up an M2 MBA yesterday. My wife has an M1 MBA. I'd rather charge using MagSafe although I know I can still charge with USB C. I'm looking for a suitable USB-C charger that I could buy that would allow us to each charge our MBAs at the same time from the same wall adapter? I assume the new 35W adapter from Apple would work, but would likely be painfully slow when both are being charged at once.

How much wattage would be enough to suffice?

Something like this would work. Note that you can still use the MagSafe cable with a third-party USB-C charger.

Aergiatech 100W USB C Charger, 4-Port GaN PD PPS Fast USB Wall Charger Block, Portable Foldable Multiple Ports Power Adapter for Macbook, Laptop, iPad, iPhone, Samsung, and More-Black

Aergiatech 100W USB C Charger, 4-Port GaN PD PPS Fast USB Wall Charger Block, Portable Foldable Multiple Ports Power Adapter for Macbook, Laptop, iPad, iPhone, Samsung, and More-Black

www.amazon.com

 

[nikhsub1]

I have this one, $20 more than the one KPOM posted above, not sure why this one is $20 more but I've been using it for a while and it works great.

INVZI 100W USB C Multiport Charger, GaN III 4-Port USB Charging Station Fast Charger Power Adapter for MacBook Pro Air, iPad Pro, Dell XPS, Galaxy S21/S20, iPhone 14 13 12/12 Pro, Note 20/10+, Pixel

INVZI 100W USB C Multiport Charger, GaN III 4-Port USB Charging Station Fast Charger Power Adapter for MacBook Pro Air, iPad Pro, Dell XPS, Galaxy S21/S20, iPhone 14 13 12/12 Pro, Note 20/10+, Pixel

www.amazon.com

 

[sdwaltz]

Something like this would work. Note that you can still use the MagSafe cable with a third-party USB-C charger.

Aergiatech 100W USB C Charger, 4-Port GaN PD PPS Fast USB Wall Charger Block, Portable Foldable Multiple Ports Power Adapter for Macbook, Laptop, iPad, iPhone, Samsung, and More-Black

Aergiatech 100W USB C Charger, 4-Port GaN PD PPS Fast USB Wall Charger Block, Portable Foldable Multiple Ports Power Adapter for Macbook, Laptop, iPad, iPhone, Samsung, and More-Black

www.amazon.com

This is perfect. Thank you!

 

[Arctic Moose]

This one is slim and light, and will charge one at 45W and the other at 20W at the same time, and you can plug in two more devices as well:

Anker 543 Charger (65W II)

High-Speed USB-C Charging: Charge USB-C notebooks at high-speed via the 45W USB-C port, or get a powerful charge for tablets and other mobile devices via the 20

www.anker.com

If you don’t mind a little more bulk and weight this one will do it all:

Amazon.com: Anker USB C 120W, 547 Charger, PowerPort III 4-Port Charging Station for MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max/14/13 Series, Galaxy, Pixel 4/3, iPad Series, and More Devices : Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com: Anker USB C 120W, 547 Charger, PowerPort III 4-Port Charging Station for MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max/14/13 Series, Galaxy, Pixel 4/3, iPad Series, and More Devices : Cell Phones & Accessories

www.amazon.com

I am happy with both, but choose one or the other depending on use case. (Note that both have removable power cables. I prefer this so that I can use them internationally without adapters, or mount them out of sight, such as under a desk. If you want a wall wart these are probably not what you are looking for.)

 

[jdb8167]

This one is slim and light, and will charge one at 45W and the other at 20W at the same time, and you can plug in two more devices as well:

Anker 543 Charger (65W II)

High-Speed USB-C Charging: Charge USB-C notebooks at high-speed via the 45W USB-C port, or get a powerful charge for tablets and other mobile devices via the 20

www.anker.com

I have this one. I use it with my USB-C dock that has pass through charging. I haven’t tried it with two MBAs though I see no reason why it wouldn’t work. The Anker name also has been around for a while and they have a reputation for quality.

 

[Super Angulon]

I'm using this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095TRV24...olid=1OZ0Q4CPE07NE&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it