#2012 apple macbook pro travel charger professional#
#2012 apple macbook pro travel charger mac#

#2012 apple macbook pro travel charger professional#

Read more about Exchange, laptop, mac, magsafe, magsafe 2, power adapter, power cords.The MacBook Pro laptop was first introduced in January 2006 it replaced the PowerBook G4, Apple's earlier professional line of laptops. ItвЂ™s not prudent to use an iPhoneвЂ™s lower wattage power adapter to charge your iPad regularly, but you could use it briefly. You can safely use an iPadвЂ™s higher wattage power adapter to charge your iPhone. In the meantime, hereвЂ™s a brief overview. Perhaps, I will write a future Tech Tip about mixingВ iPhone and iPad power chargers. If you were to use a lower wattage adapter to charge a higher wattage laptopвЂ™s battery, the battery will charge more slowly than it would if you were to use the proper, higher wattage, power adapter. It is not good for the laptop and it will strain the power adapter and could cause the adapter to burn out or fail in some way. It is dangerous to regularly use a lower wattage power adapter with a laptop that draws more power.

Notice that I said that this could be done short-term. A lower wattage power adapter canвЂ™t provide enough power to both operate the laptop and charge it, but a lower wattage power adapter could be used, in a pinch, to either temporarily power or charge the laptopвЂ™s battery.

I agree with this, but a bit more explanation can be helpful. AppleвЂ™s support articleВ indicates that lower wattage adapters will not provide enough power. ItвЂ™s not always fine to use a lower wattage power adapter on a laptop that consumes more power than the power adapter can provide. A laptop that consumes less power will simply pull less power, fewer watts, from the power adapter. The power rating (aka wattage) of the adapter indicatesВ the maximum power that it can supply. For example, you could use a 13-inch MacBook ProвЂ™s 60 watt power adapter on a 13-inch MacBook Air, which shipped with a 45 watt power adapter.

#2012 apple macbook pro travel charger mac#

45 or 60 watt) power adapter as long as the adapterвЂ™s connector fitsВ (see MagSafe discussion above) on your Mac laptop. 85 or 60 watt) power adapter on a Mac that shipped with a lower wattage (i.e. It is always fine to use a higher wattage (i.e. There is no way to make a thinner MagSafe 2 power adapter fit into an older Mac laptop which requires the thicker, original, MagSafe connector. Unfortunately, the opposite is not possible. One can buy a MagSafe to MagSafe 2 adapter to let theВ older adapter fit into a laptop which requires the thinner MagSafe2 connector. In about 2012, Apple switched to a thinner version of this adapter called the MagSafe 2 adapter. I think it is helpful to start by talking about the two connectors youвЂ™ll find on AppleвЂ™s power adapters made between 2006 and the present (early 2016).В In about 2006,В Apple introduced the original MagSafe adapter. Lower wattage adapters will not provide enough power.вЂќВ Let me elaborate on what Apple states in their support article.

вЂњYou can use a compatible higher wattage adapter without issue, but it wonвЂ™t make your computer charge faster or operate differently. AppleвЂ™s Support article on the subject states the following. Have you ever wondered if you could use the power adapter that came with another model of Mac laptop with your Mac laptop? In most cases, the answer is yes, but there are a few details to be aware of.