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What is a good car charger for an Apple laptop?

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Jun 13, 2023 12:39 PM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2023 7:46 PM

While researching for an employee, I found this appeared to be the best option available since Satechi has been around a while and it provides both USB-A and USB-C outputs:

https://satechi.net/products/72w-type-c-pd-car-charger-adapter


It was also the one with the most power output.


I'll put my trust in a name which has been around for years over the no-name brands offering similar look-alike products with both cheaper price & quality. Beware of the cheap no-names as they may be electrical & fire hazards because they will usually cut corners, plus they are more likely to damage the expensive laptop.


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Jun 16, 2023 7:46 PM in response to dbrown048

While researching for an employee, I found this appeared to be the best option available since Satechi has been around a while and it provides both USB-A and USB-C outputs:

https://satechi.net/products/72w-type-c-pd-car-charger-adapter


It was also the one with the most power output.


I'll put my trust in a name which has been around for years over the no-name brands offering similar look-alike products with both cheaper price & quality. Beware of the cheap no-names as they may be electrical & fire hazards because they will usually cut corners, plus they are more likely to damage the expensive laptop.


Jun 15, 2023 3:31 PM in response to dbrown048

All those products are more or less the same cheap junk from the PRC. I have had good success with Anker products but that doesn't mean they aren't others worth considering. The only caveat is that most of those devices advertise their total power capacity by adding the power delivered to each port. In other words a "60W power adapter" typically has two ports each of which is only capable of 30W. If you can find one with more power than you need, that's what I'd recommend.


And there's nothing wrong with using a power adapter with more power — 130W or more is perfectly ok. The Mac will only draw what it needs.

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