Charger Macbook Air Wattage

Answered by alexander b from barcelona.

Charger macbook air wattage. If your macbook pro is 60 watts and your air is a lower wattage you can charge it but the air will overheat and possible destroy your battery. Today i bought an adaptor for the magsafe 1 to 2 connection in the hopes that a charger i purchased in 2012 for my 2010 13 inch macbook pro would charge it instead of having to pay 75 for a new charger. This is is not how charging circuits wok. To find the right charger for macbook there are three kinds of power rating macbook power adapter in the market 45 watt 60 watt or 85 watt.

You should use the appropriate wattage power adapter for your mac notebook. A device will draw the current it needs up to the rating of the charger. A macbook air 2012 2017 model requires 45w magsafe 2 charger. A power adapter with more watts will charge macbook air faster.

You could buy the 85w. Naturally the higher it is the more power your mac receives. Using a 60w charger from macbook pro is safe. I ve read that using a lower wattage charger can harm your computer in the long term and considering the amount of money i payed for my.

Will a macbook pro charger work on an air. It should be noted that higher wattage chargers can be used on the lower wattage laptops but not vice versa for example if you have mac laptops that have used all three wattages. Power adapters for mac notebooks are available in 29w 30w 45w 60w 61w 85w 87w and 96w varieties. Chargers don t push current.

So yes you can use a lower wattage charger with your macbook. The macbook air released in 2020 has finally made the switch to usb c and uses a 30w usb c adapter. Looking at all the variations of macbook air and macbook pro power adapters you ll notice that the first thing they specify is wattage which can go anywhere from 29w to 87w. Nov 5 2018 flag as inappropriate answer 1.

Can i use 60w magsafe with macbook air. After an hour and a half the 87w charger added 76 battery while. Mac book air charger great replacement 45w magsafe 2 magnetic t tip power adapter charger for macbook air 11 inch and 13 inch mid 2012 or later white 4 3 out of 5 stars 1 574 25 99 25. You can use a compatible higher wattage power adapter without issue but it won t make your computer charge faster or operate differently.

A higher wattage charger will not charge the 2018 macbook air any faster. As you can see the 87w charger filled up my 15 inch macbook pro battery more quickly than the 60w charger but not by very much.