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Which power adapter do you use with your MacBook?

  • 20W (like the iPhone one)

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • 35W Dual Power Adapter

    Votes: 4 57.1%
  • 70W

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 67W

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 96W

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Total voters
    7

Benny0001

macrumors member
Original poster
Sep 27, 2024
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Which power adapter do you use/prefer with your MacBook? Some people like fast charging, others like having two ports for charging.

Explain your reasoning in the comments!
 
I use 35w one from my wife’s air on my 14 MacBook pro, M1 Pro iPad and15 pro iPhone..

I worry about using it on iPhone as charges so quick but not enough to stop
 
I use a 20 watt iPhone charger with a MagSafe cable for my M2 Air.

Why not use the 35 watt adapter that came with it? Well, it’s somewhere and I can’t find it. I plugged in an iPhone charger for temporary use and realized it worked perfectly. I use it for light tasks so it works for me. If I was editing video with it then I might have a problem.
 
35W charging my MBA and iPhone. I usually only have to put the MBA on the charger every 5-7 days, so splitting power isn't a concern.
 
At home it's plugged into my LG UltraFine 5k and charges from that ("Up to 94w PD" per specs).
Traveling it's plugged into a multi-port charger with 65w PD output for the Mac, that also charges my iPhone, watch, hearing aids, iPad, etc.
 
I power mine from an LG Ultrafine monitor using the USB-C connection. When away from home I use the supplied Apple power adapter.
 
For the MBP I'm typing this on, 65W Anker two port charger (1xC, 1xA).

Smaller than Apple chargers, flexibility to charge Lightning devices and other USB-As via same brick and or same time.

ADD: and with alternate charger, allows one to leave the Apple charger at home as backup should alt die, get lost, etc. and no need to rush out immediately to replace.
 
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