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Teardown Reveals Components Inside Apple's New 35W Dual USB-C Compact Power Adapter
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Anker is one of the best in the biz for powerbanks and adaptors.
I have these but have quit using them - they fall out of plugs. I’ve had several Ankers do this because weight. If the plug is older it won’t stay seated properly (an issue on trains, in hotels, etc)
I had the Johnny 5 thought but figured most of MR wasn't alive to know what the hell I'd be talking about!
Haha Johnny 5 may be alive, but it seems most of the fans of Short Circuit died from old age.
If we were on Reddit, I'd be linking this article to /r/Pareidolia, where they collect such images.
My favorite recently is the Suspicious Grain Elevator.
Without this teardown, I wouldn't be complete as a human being.
Alongside the new M2 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, Apple unveiled and launched a pair of 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapters, which are unique among Apple's power adapter offerings because they features two USB-C ports instead of one.
ChargerLAB, known for taking apart Apple devices and accessories, today shared a teardown of the 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter, giving us a look at the components inside.
The power adapter has a unique design that makes it easy to replace the prongs inside to make it available in different regions, plus it comes with two identical power supply circuits. ChargerLAB says that the components on the front and back of the power adapter are symmetrical.
Apple has two versions of the Power Adapter, both priced at $59. The 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter looks similar to a standard MacBook charger, while the 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter is more like an iPad charger with two ports at the bottom rather than at the side. ChargerLAB has torn apart the Compact version, so we don't yet know what the internal components of the non-compact model look like.
The 5W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter supports up to 35W, and it supports Power Delivery 3.0. It works with four fixed power delivery options including 5V3A, 9V3A, 15V2.33A, and 20V1.75A. Apple has said that if a Mac and an iPhone or iPad are connected, each device receives up to 17.5W. The same goes for an iPhone or an iPad. If a Mac notebook or iPhone and an Apple Watch or AirPods are connected, the Mac/iPhone receives up to 27.5W and the Apple Watch or AirPods receive up to 7.5W. If a single device is plugged in, it can receive the full 35W.
Apple recommends both of the new 35W chargers for the MacBook Air that's set to be released in July. Apple has not yet provided a launch date for the MacBook Air, but both power adapters are available for purchase today and will ship out immediately.
Article Link: Teardown Reveals Components Inside Apple's New 35W Dual USB-C Compact Power Adapter
This has a few years, but this comparision is still useful to illustrate the huge difference betwen chargers of different brands: http://www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-usb-chargers-in-lab-apple-is.html
As you can see, before speaking wonders of a 3rd party charger and talking crap on Apple all based only on the price, you should provide some technical data and see how those two compare on load, electric noise, etc. You can criticize Apple for many things, but they usually don't cut corners on chargers.
They stopped including them because we already had them.
Then they changed the connector... and oh lol you have to buy the adaptor!
Then they changed the connector... and oh lol you have to buy the adaptor!
I remember that study quite well. Used it, at the time, to point out to people the dangers of no-name chargers. That said, Anker genuinely makes very good equipment. They don't cut corners. I buy Mac chargers and specialty cables from Apple, but I use Anker chargers for my iPhone and iPad, along with Anker USB and Lightning cables and Anker external battery packs. I've been happily using Anker gear for about a decade, and have never had a problem.
And I didn't see where the person you responded to was in any way talking crap about Apple, simply pointing out an alternative.
You won't see it in Europlug countries, because the rules for the Europlug are very strict and you can't fold the EU-plug or make it smaller.
I just grabbed one for traveling. 17,5W is more than fine for charging phones and iPads. This makes up for the lack of 20W charger with exchangeable head in their lineup.
The compact 35W Charger is good. Wish it was available everywhere.
Just get a $1 2 to 3 prong adapter at a hardware store. Then you can spread the prongs going into the loose outlet.
"...and half the price on Amazon but the prongs don't fold." Yeah it's a joke about the iPhone 6 bending, but that's not simply pointing out an alternative, that's being being biased about it to remark the good value of one and the bad value of the other.
The prongs folding or not has nothing whatsoever to do with any iPhone bending - you're seeing shade where none is being thrown, there's no joke here - some AC adapters have AC prongs that fold into the adapter's body, which is particularly useful for carrying around, as it makes the adapter smaller and less likely to catch on things in a bag. The Apple dual charger has folding prongs, the Anker charger in question has prongs that stick out permanently. Dropping the folding mechanism allows the charger body to be a bit smaller than it would be otherwise, but given the choice, I strongly prefer chargers with folding prongs. The person you quoted was simply giving both the pluses and minuses of the Anker charger in comparison to the Apple charger. That's about as unbiased as you can get.
Are these new 35W Apple chargers not GaN? Why even bother then?
I don't really get the point of this other than it's made by Apple. Anker products offer more power, are smaller, and cost less while still offering great quality.
Anker products are extremely high quality and affordable.
Maybe self-explaining, but it doesn’t play nice with the MagSafe Duo Charger and say charging an iPad at the same time. The Duo Charger needs 20W to fully work, and while the iPad can make do with 15W it seems to draw 17,5, meaning there’s not enough for the Duo Charger. Noticed that it’ll only charge the Apple Watch part of the Duo Charger, but not the MagSafe part. Shame it didn’t go to 40W and this wouldn’t have been a problem.