Table of Contents
- 1 Can I use a 60W charger on a 45W MacBook Air?
- 2 Can I use 45 watt charger with MacBook?
- 3 Can I use 45W MagSafe with MacBook Pro?
- 4 Can a 45W MagSafe with MacBook Pro?
- 5 Can I use 65w charger for MacBook air?
- 6 What is the difference between the 60W and 25W MacBook Chargers?
- 7 Why are there different power adapters for the MacBook Pro and air?
- 8 Can I use a 45W adapter on a 60W load?
Can I use a 60W charger on a 45W MacBook Air?
You can always use an adapter that has a higher power rating than is required as long as the voltage rating is the same. Power adapters for Intel-based Apple notebooks are available in 45W, 60W, and 85W varieties.
Can I use 45 watt charger with MacBook?
10 Answers. You can safely use the 85W adapter on any Mac, it will only draw as much power as it needs. The 45W adapter from the MacBook Air may just about manage to power your MacBook Pro but it won’t charge it. It will not damage your Mac, but you may notice the battery may still deplete when using it.
Is 60W charger OK for MacBook Air?
You can use it. “Power adapters for Apple notebooks are available in 45W, 60W, and 85W varieties. You should use the appropriate wattage power adapter for your Apple notebook. You can use a higher wattage adapter without issue, but doing this won’t make your computer charge faster or operate any differently.
Can I use 45W MagSafe with MacBook Pro?
If you were to use a 45W MagSafe power adapter on the MacBook Pro, then it can cause problems with the battery and main logic board which are hard and not cheap to fix. The 60W MagSafe power adapter should work fine on the MacBook Air as well as the MacBook Pro.
Can a 45W MagSafe with MacBook Pro?
Can I use a 60 watt charger on my MacBook Pro?
By default, the MacBook Pro uses an 85W power adapter, while the MacBook uses a 60W power adapter. The 60W adapter can also be used to some extent with both the MacBook Pro and MacBook. However, the lower-power unit may not deliver enough power to MacBook Pros to offer simultaneous charging and operation.
Can I use 65w charger for MacBook air?
Answer: A: It should be fine. I use a Lenovo 65W USB-C power adapter to charge my wife’s 2019 MBA. A USB-PD power adapter will always negotiate with the device for the proper voltage, and in any case the device being charged has its own power management system and is supposed to control how much current is taken.
What is the difference between the 60W and 25W MacBook Chargers?
It delivers 25W more power or 40\% more than the 60W charger. An increased amount of power delivered to the Macbook lets you charge at a faster rate. Even if you are using the Macbook while charging or even if you are charging another device via its USB port.
Can I use a 45 watt adapter on a 60 watt MacBook?
A MacBook, MacBook Air or Pro that came with the 60watt can use the 60 or 85watt adapters with no issues. A 45watt adapter will work, but unless the laptop is sleeping it won’t charge the battery – to possibly still having the battery drain under heavy CPU loads.
Why are there different power adapters for the MacBook Pro and air?
Actually that’s not quite true, a 60W/85W charger will not charge a MacBook Air faster, the Logic Board along with the MagSafe charger are smart enough to adapt power flow to the battery. The real reason for different power adapters is that a 17″ MacBook Pro really does require more “juice” than a 11″ MacBook Air.
Can I use a 45W adapter on a 60W load?
@phong using a 45w adapter on a 60w load causes stress to both systems – the common case is two macs and two adapters, hence the admonition to use the correct on each. – bmike♦ Mar 3 ’12 at 4:52