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MBP charger

Check out Anker on Amazon. They are getting excellent reviews. I bought 2 PowerPoint II IQ chargers, 2 USB 3 ports, work very well and not real expensive.
 
Thanks for the answer, but Anker’s most “powerful” charger delivers only 30W on that USBC port? That’s not for a Macbook Pro, that little power sucker.. it can’t even charge the Nintendo Switch while you play!! :(
 
xavierf said:
Thanks for the answer, but Anker’s most “powerful” charger delivers only 30W on that USBC port? That’s not for a Macbook Pro, that little power sucker.. it can’t even charge the Nintendo Switch while you play!! :(
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Guess I should have read your whole post. Apologies.
From what I have read over the years, I would only use an  charger on a MBP. Just MHO.
 
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Never had any luck with third-party MBP chargers in the past, unfortunately. Most of them would work well for a short while, then they'd start overheating, working intermittently/unreliably and eventually die after a few months of use.

I would stick with Apple's original parts, as expensive as they are.
 
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Sterkenburg said:
Never had any luck with third-party MBP chargers in the past, unfortunately. Most of them would work well for a short while, then they'd start overheating, working intermittently/unreliably and eventually die after a few months of use.

I would stick with Apple's original parts, as expensive as they are.
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To be honest is not about the price whatsoever, it's about the size, specially in the UK with the plugs we have over here... I've been reading that since USBC it's a standard, there's no apple's secret formula. All chargers should deliver similarly, although after spending £4000 in a laptop, I don't want to fry it. I'll probably stick to Apple's brick and get a flat cable...
 
I just find it offensive that they want £70 for the brick (mine is 13") and then you don't get any cables. You have to pay another £20 for the cable to connect it to the computer and a further £20 for the cable they call an extension lead and everyone else just calls the bit that goes between the charger and the wall.

I truly believe Apple really are losing the plot lately when it comes to some of this stuff. And yet, here we are and we all still buy it. Me included!

Fortunately Amazon do the power brick for £20 less than Apple (genuine one) and you can get the USB-C part for around £7. I don't think there's an alternative for that so called "Extension Cable" however.

As far as I'm concerned, once I'm up to £110 for a second power supply I'll go out of my way to spend my money elsewhere on a TB3 dock that also does power delivery. They're around £200 for some so of course a good chunk more but at least I wouldn't feel as ripped off (even though I think anything TB3 is extremely expensive still).
 
I found this on Amazon. I ordered one to use it as the so called "extension cable".
 
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Gudd said:
I truly believe Apple really are losing the plot lately when it comes to some of this stuff. And yet, here we are and we all still buy it. Me included!
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Its the small foxes that spoil the vine as they say and I agree Apple is lost focus on what's truly important. Instead of improving the profit margins by removing the extension cable or charging a premium for dongles, they should review how they used to holistically provide a simple solution for the consumers.
 
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Yeah, I'm quite surprised that a figure of 8 cable is OK. But I haven't looked in detail at the Apple brick / cable or tested it with a meter. I'll be honest, it wouldn't have occurred to me that the metal part in the apple brick was an earth connector.

I just looked though and I think you're right. I haven't got my meter here right now I'd have to test it but there's definitely metal in both parts that mate together so yeah, I imagine using a standard figure of 8 would remove the earth which is dangerous.

[EDIT] I'd have to defer judgement on whether no earth is dangerous or not. Looking at it the 'double square' symbol is on the PSU which means it's insulated from mains potential but I don't know if it needs the earth to meet that requirement. I'm rusty in this department.
[doublepost=1532344500][/doublepost]OK, I'm going to bow out of this conversation now as mis-information could be dangerous. Reading this as the definition for the double square symbol, it MAY be ok without an earth:

This symbol indicates the type of construction of the adapter or charger. Two squares indicates Class 2 construction, which means the device doesn't require a ground connection. This differs from a Class 1 device which does require a ground connection.
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Night just be me but for my $3500 MBPro, I bought a spare Apple charger and charging cable. Not cheap, but for me, peace of mind.

I love the 87 watt charger. Some think it is too big but it is 1/4 the size of my charger for my 15" Thinkpad P51, and much lighter, too.
 
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What's with the change to the bit that goes in the wall!? It's huge. My plug is behind my desk and now I cannot connect it because it comes away from the wall by a couple of inches.

Fortunately, I can power this thing via the eGPU, but what are they thinking with the huge box that plugs into the wall?
 
xavierf said:
Thanks for the answer, but Anker’s most “powerful” charger delivers only 30W on that USBC port? That’s not for a Macbook Pro, that little power sucker.. it can’t even charge the Nintendo Switch while you play!! :(
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For my 2016 rMB I bought a PowerPort+ 5 Ports USB-C, but it can also charge my 2016 15" MBP from work when utilization is not too high.
 
AdamA9 said:
What's with the change to the bit that goes in the wall!? It's huge. My plug is behind my desk and now I cannot connect it because it comes away from the wall by a couple of inches.

Fortunately, I can power this thing via the eGPU, but what are they thinking with the huge box that plugs into the wall?
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What huge box? Any chance of a photo?
 

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Its always been like that if you don't use the bit that they now call an extension cable.

I'm questioning now whether it even came with the extension cable? It may well be that it didn't and I just used one from one of my old Macs???
 
Gudd said:
Its always been like that if you don't use the bit that they now call an extension cable.

I'm questioning now whether it even came with the extension cable? It may well be that it didn't and I just used one from one of my old Macs???
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Mine didn't come with the extension by default. I'm guessing this is now a paid option on macs?

EDIT: It is now a paid accessory. Thanks Apple. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MK122B/A/power-adapter-extension-cable?fnode=8b

A £3,000 laptop and they cannot give you the extension like they used to.

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I dont think that has changed. Apple have had various sizes of thise depending on power requirements. My 17” has a bigger power supply than my wife’s Macbook Air (45w vs 65w)
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My 2013 is not this big, it's a standard plug, but come to think of is, what @Gudd says makes sense, and I'm using one with an extension cable. It came with my old laptop. I wonder if I can transfer that to the new one? Assume so.

Newtons Apple said:
Good Grief!

The plug adapter is HUGE!
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Correct. And it doesn't fit behind my desk. All that for a USB-C cable...
 
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