New version with different product code is $77: https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/apple-usb-…
This model is on clearance, good deal for genuine Apple charger
Still in stock many stores: https://officeworks.youinstock.com.au/search/apmlyu3xa
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Does this one use GaN components?
Should be. I have one from 2023 (came with my MacBook Pro).
Anything this small with this much Wattage will be GaN.
The $49 one is a good price, but no longer available now……
Available for c&c at several stores on the GC
What's GC?
Gold Coast
Gronk City, I, I mean Gold Coast
Gotham City!
Massive!
So, I'm actually looking to do the reverse of this, get the lowest wattage charger I can. I don't need my Laptop to charge quickly, I 'want' my Laptop's battery to last longer, especially if it's a Macbook, but I imagine most laptop batteries are hard to change these days.
I'm considering going to 30W from the included 35W but that might be crazy.
Enjoy your laptop. Don’t worry too much about nursing the battery.
When your battery begins to show wear in about 5-6 years, a battery replacement is $280 from Apple.
I still have a MacBook Air from 2012 and it can hold its charge from 100% for about 5 hours.
Is this $280 pricing accurate? That seems reasonable to me given the quality and endurance and lifetime offered by it.
It depends entirely on the model. They start at $279 for some Macbooks Airs, but they go up quite a bit for some models: https://support.apple.com/en-au/mac/repair
I wouldn't recommend using an underpowered charger for any Laptop. Especially if you ever use the device while on charge as it will greatly restrict performance of the device as the wattage isn't enough to provide sufficient power to all components.
If you only ever use the charger to charge the devices battery, then sure, a slower powered charger to trickle charge the battery over a set time frame may extend overall battery life. But if you forget to charge the battery one night and you don't have a sufficiently powered charger available, then you will not be able to use the device while it is charging.
Shocking all the negative votes, not sure if people are just unaware?
I appreciate that a battery replacement is only $280 and over 5 years that's not bad, but if I can just keep the same battery for the life of the machine (7-8 years?) that is far preferable. Not sure if anyone has seem some of the very poor Apple repairs, maybe they've been better the past few years, but still, from the factory will always be better.
Very good advice on the not using under powered chargers, completely agree with that, I think I'll stick with my 35W.
The same battery can last 7-8 years.
After 5 years you can expect anywhere between 75-85% of the original battery capacity.
It’s going to deteriorate regardless of how you treat the device.
For these M series chip MacBooks, that’s still over 8+ hours of usage after 5 years.
The battery replacement comment was just if you want your laptop to be in peak condition (back to 100%)
I actually agree with you, having an under power charger isn't a problem so long as you are aware of its limitations.
I.e. we have a cheap low performance laptop that is our "communal" laptop in our household.
Use it for mostly browsing, social media, emails, working on documents,nothing intense. And it's unlikely to get used for more than 1 hour at a time.
We too charge it with a 35w charger, for its use case it does exactly what we need it to do. However keep in mind it's not an apple device, we got the laptop for like $500 brand new, so replacing the battery on it in the future just isn't financially viable, however more the reason why we want the battery to last as long as possible.
dont worry about the negative votes, it gets misused far too often.
Consider using Al Dante Free to keep your battery closer to 50% charge on days that you don't need the full capacity.
Nice
Now need to get this for windows
It's a MacBook Air. At best its gonna draw 30 or so watts for all components combined if you max CPU + GPU + display brightness + playing loud audio.
I'm using an M3 Mac and connected to a monitor that can only supply 18W (9V2A) of power via USB-C. That thing can even do light gaming while still charge slowly.
it will greatly restrict performance of the device as the wattage isn't enough to provide sufficient power
this is just nonsense
if the charger current was not enough to charge the battery and power the device it would just draw stored current from the battery while demand was at peak
there are no negative effects to using anaemic charge equipment if you are not in a hurry, if you use your laptop at a desk and are rarely mobile then an underpowered charger is beneficial
i have an air i charge with an 8w charger. using a 40w anker pps the health was dropping, 8w for close to a year now and health is constant
140W from a single port is nice, I bought a spare one of these just so I can leave one at home and one in my laptop bag. Now if only I could find a spare MagSafe 3 cable for this price..
I used the MagSafe cable only once. Jumped back to USBC
Can't you only get 140W with the MagSafe 3 cable though? And what don't you like about the MagSafe, it's fan snapping it on.
I never saw the need for 140w. 60W is already enough for me.
On the otherhand, we have 4-5 laptops at home, all support USB-C, but only one supports MagSafe 3.
Last but not least, MagSafe doesn't carry display signal.
So, that 140W charger from Apple is being used as a desktop charger, as it's bulky to carry daily.
@Averell: Yes I think a lot of people fondly remembered the MagSafe charger of old and wanted it returned, for its easy disconnect when tripped over to stop your laptop flying across the room.
But the typical modern use case where the laptop is on a stand and connected to a monitor for display and charging not so much. There is no dangling cable in the first place. So people just use USB-c.
That said, my MBA 15 is usually parked on a desk without a display, and while its battery seems to last forever, it is going to have to be connected to wall power whenever it needs recharge. So I connect using the MagSafe in that case.
correct 140w only via MagSafe cable
actually no incorrect, it's possible with an appropriate cable
On MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), you can fast-charge with the following adaptor and cable:
140W USB-C Power Adapter + USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
140W USB-C Power Adapter + 240W USB-C Charge Cable for MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) or later
140w is the only way to fast charge my MBP 16, but for weight reasons I don't walk around with this power brick. I take a portable 67w GAN and for most of what I do on the go it's providing enough power to work on it and charge it at the same time
I use 140w only at home when I need to quickly charge it before I head out
@shabaka: Oh I didn't know that. But using the MagSafe port at least frees up the other three thunderbolt ports.
you can get a usb-c cable of 240W rating, maybe $20 on amazon, cheaper on temu, etc
I find them good value, got about 5 of these to replace all the hey mixes and other random chargers around the house. Yes its big and single port but you know you getting a good quality product and all my devices charge really fast with it.
What device uses 140w?
M4 Max Macbook Pro 16 inch supports 140W charging.
Test result: 27.88V 5A 139.27W
So, use it as an excuse to buy M4 Max Macbook Pro 16 inch?
The macbook pro 16" come with the 140W adapter so he can save the 49 bucks from this deal too!
so that's the only charger that works on that machine?
No.. this would be the fastest charger.. of course you can use slower chargers if you have to.
@Save 50 Cent: what I'm kind of getting at is there's only really 1 thing that can use up this 140w potential while other devices won't support 140w and would be waste on them
@Poor Ass: All laptops that support PD3.1 protocol can take advantage of this.
Apart form Apple's 16-inch MBPs there are also framework laptops.
Compatible with laptops from other brands via USB-C charging or cable adapters
this is the charger for M1 and later MBP 16
Bought one for my laptop.
Bought one for my Tesla. Going to trickle charge it
Comment of the day lol
Sold.
Not sure why the title says excluded VIC. I just picked them up from the Highett store
Maybe OP don't want Victorians to buy them
OP is a Statetist
OP ran out of shopping carts for Melbourne safety?
Moderator changed the title
These Apple chargers support USB PD correct? So they can power any device that supports it other than Apple?
Yes
I used to think these are bulky compared to what other brands offer, until you see the internal design. The downside is the newer versions have pretty fragile (plastic) connectors, and often than not, wears out first with regular use.
this is such a brick
Is there any difference between the two models, other than the product code?
Thanks