Third party chargers?

[definitive]

I got a third party 45w USB-C charger off of Amazon for my iPhone. The phone detects it correctly, and everything works fine. I use it with an Anker 100w cable. I tried the charger on my M3 MBA using MagSafe and the Anker USB-C cable, but neither of them charge the laptop. It just shows that it's working off of power outlet, but not charging. When I use the cables with the regular Apple 30w charger, the laptop charges correctly.

Is there a special charger that I should look for that works with MacBooks?

 

[ignatius345]

I've had fine luck with good quality chargers from brands I recognize like Anker. Watch out for totally generic no-name Amazon specials. If you get a bad one, failure to charge could be the least of your problems. 🔥

 

[SnowPenguin]

Check the voltage of the Apple charger, it could be higher than your 3rd-party one.