I have three different places where I work with my 15 inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
1. My desk at my office
2. My desk at my room (Company hotel. I stay there 3 or 4 nights a week), is a fixed room, so I can leave stuff there
3. At home, and whenever I'm on the road
I just purchased a CalDigit USB-C docking station http://amzn.to/2qNSoU0, which says it provides 60W of charging to USB-C, so it should be plenty to keep it charged. I don't need fast charging here, as long as it keeps the computer powered, without consuming battery, I'm game. The docking will remain in my desk, connected to a pair of external monitors, my external HDs, and apple keyboard, so I won't use the LCD. It should lower the power requirements a bit.
So, that covers my 1st location.
As for locations 2 and 3, I have my factory Apple adapter, and just ordered a Lumsing 48W adapter (http://amzn.to/2pTEPlX), although it says that it will provide only 29 Watts to the USB-C port, so it might not be enough for my computer. The questions and reviews in amazon provides conflicting information, since some say it will work, but slow, and others that simply doesn't work.
I would say that I spend half of my computer time at location 1, and the other half at the other two locations.
So, the question is: What are the minimum required power that I need to provide to my MBP? Again, I don't need fast charging. For that I use the factory power brick, I just need an adapter that will keep the computer working, with no battery consumption.
I do a lot of commuting using public transportation, so traveling without a charger helps to keep weight down.
Thanks
1. My desk at my office
2. My desk at my room (Company hotel. I stay there 3 or 4 nights a week), is a fixed room, so I can leave stuff there
3. At home, and whenever I'm on the road
I just purchased a CalDigit USB-C docking station http://amzn.to/2qNSoU0, which says it provides 60W of charging to USB-C, so it should be plenty to keep it charged. I don't need fast charging here, as long as it keeps the computer powered, without consuming battery, I'm game. The docking will remain in my desk, connected to a pair of external monitors, my external HDs, and apple keyboard, so I won't use the LCD. It should lower the power requirements a bit.
So, that covers my 1st location.
As for locations 2 and 3, I have my factory Apple adapter, and just ordered a Lumsing 48W adapter (http://amzn.to/2pTEPlX), although it says that it will provide only 29 Watts to the USB-C port, so it might not be enough for my computer. The questions and reviews in amazon provides conflicting information, since some say it will work, but slow, and others that simply doesn't work.
I would say that I spend half of my computer time at location 1, and the other half at the other two locations.
So, the question is: What are the minimum required power that I need to provide to my MBP? Again, I don't need fast charging. For that I use the factory power brick, I just need an adapter that will keep the computer working, with no battery consumption.
I do a lot of commuting using public transportation, so traveling without a charger helps to keep weight down.
Thanks
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