I am a "one bag" traveler and look to minimize weight wherever I can - everything counts. The 67W charger is a bit bulky, and I would like to find the minimum size charger that would get my 14" Pro from 20% to 100% overnight. I see some compact 30W chargers on Amazon, and I might even experiment with the 20W that is supplied with the iPad. Does anybody have any field experience with lower watt chargers?
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Lightweight charger for 14 inch Pro
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Yes, I frequently use my 20W iPad charger for my 14", especially when traveling. That way I take a single charger for MBP, iPad and iPhone.
It charges 20% to 100% in about 4 to 5 hours. More than enough for overnight charging.
It charges 20% to 100% in about 4 to 5 hours. More than enough for overnight charging.
Excellent! This will reduce my packing burden significantly.
I was experimenting more and I am surprised at how well it works. I have always hated the need to carry around a charger solely dedicated to my laptop. For traveling light, multi-use is the most important thing. Using the 20W will not hinder my use at all since I rarely use the entire battery. This is incredibly liberating.
I use the GaN 65w Anker 715 Nano charger. Smaller than the ipad charger and works well and does not really discharge even under full load of GPU and CPU on a 14 inch 32 core M1 Max. Gets a bit hot when charging under full load but not anything remotely concerning.
When not under load charges very quickly, ~40-45% in 30 min or so.
When not under load charges very quickly, ~40-45% in 30 min or so.
Thank you for the tip. I checked out the 715 and ended up getting the 45w Anker Nano II. It is really tiny and only 68 grams. It charges under load which the iPhone charger would not do so this is just enough for me.