Apple’s USB-C to USB-C charging cables (100W maximum) cost $19/£19 but you can find quality USB-C charging cables cheaper, for example from UGreen ( direct U.S. As well as freeing up one of the MacBook’s Thunderbolt ports, this can protect from accidental cable pulls and is required for MacBook fast-charging on the 16in, but it is expensive at $49/ £49 compared to a quality USB-C cable. If your Mac has a MagSafe 3 port (MacBook Air introduced in 2022 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021), you can use Apple’s own USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (PD 3.1-supporting 240W maximum).
You need to connect the charger to your MacBook using a USB-C to USB-C charging cable or USB-C to MagSafe cable. Baseus has a more compact 100W PowerCombo strip with four USB ports. Its 100W 7-in-1 power strip features two 100W PD USB-C ports, one 22.5W USB-C and one 22.5W USB-A port, plus an extension plug socket on its top. This is sometimes a neater and more versatile desk solution, but isn’t as pocketable for travel as a wall charger that requires just the charger-to-device cable.Īnother option is a power strip or extender. You could also consider a desktop charger, which differs from a straight-to-socket wall charger by connecting to power via a longer plugged cable, so offering greater range. Most of the PD chargers we review here are wall chargers that plug straight into the power socket. models, which are also pictured for each product, but U.K.
MacBook chargers yet.ĭimensions given in our reviews are for the U.S. plug pins but the space-saving technology hasn’t made it into the larger-capacity U.K. Apple actually has a 20W charger with folding U.K. None, for instance, feature handy folding plug pins (see above) that can be found on a lot of the U.S. Due to their ultra-safe, sturdy three-pin Type G plug, the U.K.
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