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Wait... you can charge a MBP with another MBP?

• sbuk 8y ago
  Absolutely. I still lament the retirement of magsafe, but USB-C is a considerably better standard than USB-A.
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• SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
  I dont know if that works, but a difficulty of USB-C has been the power profiles and who charges what and when. It’s weird, and I would think the potential would have to be way different between the two laptops but according to the spec it can work.
  • FBISurveillance 8y ago
    You can charge MacBooks from each other. * First laptop you plug one end of USB C cable in will the the charger; * Second laptop will be the one getting charged.
    • hartator 8y ago
      Infinite energy.
      • SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
        You’d have to plug them in at exactly the same time though.
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• rbanffy 8y ago
  Not only that. At some point I disconnected mine from the room charger and the second one almost drained my battery. My laptop charged my colleague's
  • aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
    Would they at one point reach equilibrium though?
    • rbanffy 8y ago
      I confess I was a bit upset mine got bled dry. It should defend itself better.