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Erm, comparing a 30W charger to a 90W charger is a bit like asking why your local UPS driver doesn't do a day's work in a VW Golf. Wattage aside, I'm sure ther
by traceroute66 3y ago
Erm, comparing a 30W charger to a 90W charger is a bit like asking why your local UPS driver doesn't do a day's work in a VW Golf.
Wattage aside, I'm sure there's more to it than meets the eye. Afterall, Apple are not stupid, smaller charger means less plastic casing and less packaging means simpler manufacturing ... no doubt the Apple ones are the size they are for a reason.
- pletnes 3y agoAlso people just like smaller chargers. Source: have a HP laptop with a brick-size power brick.
- nehal3m 3y agoYou can get a third party GaN charger if your laptop supports charging over USB-C. Most recent Pro- and Elitebooks do.
- lxgr 3y ago> no doubt the Apple ones are the size they are for a reason. That reason might well be "because it's slightly cheaper to build a larger charger and most people wouldn't be willing to pay more for a device that comes with a compact one in the box".
- MrSkelter 3y agoApple are so large and require such scale and control that they have to phase in technology like GaN over time. You can't just order 15M components, built to a custom spec, and get them reliably overnight. Hence Apple have been working to scale supply lines, work with suppliers (and their suppliers) and ensure both quality and other factors (like environmental concerns). Anker can go out of stock and then produce again when things stabilize. Apple can't stop selling Macs for 3 months without a major global crisis.