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Tried to charge my Macbook Pro with a colleagues charger recently. After an hour I unplugged it only to find it hadn't actually been charging. Turns out the Ma
by whywhywhywhy 7y ago
Tried to charge my Macbook Pro with a colleagues charger recently. After an hour I unplugged it only to find it hadn't actually been charging.
Turns out the Macbook chargers although looking almost identical to the Macbook Pro chargers can only provide enough power to run the Macbook Pro but not enough power to run and charge it.
Not sure how non-technical people are ever supposed to realize or understand any of this.
- electrum 7y agoThis isn't specific to USB-C. The older MagSafe adapters (and likely the ones before them) came in different wattage for different computers. The smaller wattage adapters are physically smaller and lighter -- often important for someone who intentionally purchased a lightweight computer.