What's the Best MacBook Pro Charger? $19 USB-C vs. $49 MagSafe 3 (feat.
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- All hail the triumphant return of MagSafe!
All New MacBook Pro models come equipped with the latest MagSafe 3 port, which boasts quick charging potential with the 140w adapter (sold separately for 14" models). However, the new MacBooks can STILL charge with USB-C, and come equipped with ports on both sides of the laptops.
MagSafe is faster and safer, but more expensive and less versatile. At $49, can it beat the $19 USB-C option as the best-bang-for-your-buck MacBook charging solution?
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Four minutes into the video, get to the point
it just went on and on forever about something that could be summed up in 15 seconds
thx i skipped
Good info. It wasn't clear if I could charge via both USB and MagSafe. Appreciate the video and presentation!
Just drink the koolaid and only buy Magsafe. 😉
some gadget guy is underrated
Thank you for that, I was starting to panic when I saw a MagSafe again, didn't know the USB-C could take the lead at any time.
Same here
Type C over everything! And I'm glad Slick Deals has brought in Juan. SomeGadgetGuy makes the best tech content on RUclips!
Juan Carlos Bagnell is the best! Great job bringing him in Slickdeals! Excellent vid as usual. 👍
One thing not mentioned is that MagSafe 3 cables break really easily. I’ve had my MacBook Pro for 6 months and have now gone through two MagSafe 3 cables.
Where did they break at? Connector end or frayed cable?
magsafe pins gets burn out easily and heats . magsafe is not good
but on usb c u can't know if the mac is charged fully or not...agree?
I have a doubt and it was not clear on the video for me. I have a MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16”.
Which one is better to charge it, the MagSafe that comes in the box, or the Apple 240W USB-C (that I bought also)?
Se você usar intensamente o Macbook e precisar carregar ele durante as tarefas, o Magsafe é melhor. Mas se você preferir carregar depois ou não tiver em uso intenso, o USB-C serve tranquilamente.
I keep the MagSafe 3 charger that came with my 2021 16" MBP at the home office desk. I purchased a Hyphen-X 100W GaN PPS Type C Fast PD Charger and a 3 pack of high capacity USB-C cables from Amazon. I use USB-C charging with this combo when away from the desk because the Hyphen-X has 2 USB-C and 2 USB-A ports, which covers me on all my travel charging needs for other devices (iPad, Samsung phone, Fitbit, etc).
I do like that the MagSafe charging will optimize the battery life with occasional discharge to 85%. And since I'm mostly plugged in at the desk (weekly pre-COVID travel has fortunately not returned yet) it seems I'm doing best for battery life.
Darrell, you wrote that "MagSafe charging will optimize the battery life with occasional discharge to 85%". Where is this documented? Did older (MagSafe 2 and 1) chargers perform the same maintenance?
@@kdcarver It seems to be more a function of the Optimized Battery Charging feature in the OS (since 10.15.5). I can't find where I read that it works with MagSafe 3 charging and not USB-C charging. I have only seen it do it with Magsafe 3 charging though. Oh, and it might actually be 80% (instead of 85%).
Is a 100w charger enough to charge the 16” MacBook Pro? As the included charger is 140w, but I find this charger huge to carry round, so wish I could take something smaller along.
USB C is better... as you said, you do not need to order other one.
Excellent video. Nice information for those unaware of the details. Type C is king, long gone are the days of Micro B
If I see something that still uses Micro-USB, even if it's a good deal, I don't buy it.
Why can't you use the MagSafe3 cable with a USB-C (multiport) third-party charger? Best of both worlds.
so which one is harder on the battery magsafe or like a 240w usb-c charger? i'm trying to charge it and not loose battery life
In case you have both windowns and macbook at your work you can have one charger 100w with 2 usb c one 65w for windows and the rest of them goes to macbook like me I am changing at the same time both and the size of the charnger is the same like the orginal.
Ya saya juga punya MBA M2 tapi saya lebih sering menggunakan type c untuk pengisian daya. Ya karena saya punya kabel dan adaptor yang bagus sebelumnya untuk mengisi daya MBA M1. Alasan lain yang penting kabel alternative untuk magsafe 3 susah didapat dan itu juga mahal seperti mcdodo magasafe cable.
can we charge MacBook Air M2 with 2 power adapter connected to USB c port and MagSafe together?
You can only charge Macbooks from one power source at a time. If I'm understanding correctly what you mean, you can't charge via USB-C and Magsafe at the same time.
@@slickdeals okay, thank you ☺️
i like usb c....i can charge my iphone, ipad and macbook, plus airpods, one cable for everyting.😄😁😁😁
I like Magsafe. It have already saved me once.
Storytime?
Thanks for this info.
I love MagSafe but still don't really get it. usb c just makes more sense in 99% of scenarios
Yes. The Mag Safe 3 does fail. That is why I am here. - T
It can attract small particles and make charging slot dirty or cluncked with metal stuff and cable may be cut/ broken and might stop charging suddenly and is more expensive usb C is the one for me.
What?
No it's a Mac. Can't afford Mac and I'm not worried about being apart of the hip crowd
Magnetic collection is the best for me
I really like the tear away MagSafe. It saved my laptop at an airport once. I hate to think what would've happened otherwise. That said, the M1 architecture is efficient enough that I rarely need to charge away from home. USB C is more practical in that case.
I fully disagree with the effort to legislatively standardize tech however.
Does anyone know if the MagSafe is supposed to charge only on one side of the cable? Because when I’m trying to charge my macbook the MagSafe cable is attaching to the MacBook but if I turn the cable on the other side it’s still attaching but not charging.
Is it one sided?
Hi! Yes, they are supposed to charge on BOTH sides!
There are already breakaway USB cables... even USB-C versions...
Magsafe, a once great closed standard, has been eclipsed.
There also exists laptops with similar features, even if your laptop doesn't charge from both sides.
Yup - there are multiple kickstarters for them and you can probably find many on Amazon. I just don't know how much I trust one of those items with a $2k+ laptop.
@@slickdeals people trust random USB-C cables all the time that don't have the proper resistance, let alone garbage hdmi cables.
Hopefully the USB group will incorporate break-away into the coming standards.
is 96watt or 140 watt charger is compatible with macbook air m2 13 inch or either i should go for the 70 watt once
apple's website says that the macbook air (2022 or later) is compatible with a 140w charger for fast charging 👍
or just get a high quality braided usb c and get an adapter from usb to m1 14inch magsafe converter...
is it safe if i Use 61 w m1 2020 charger to charge my m1 pro ? or will it effect my battery ?
Magsafe is shite on the phones. Slower then a 7.5w wired charger "15w" pathetic
Goodbye $250 2015 chromebook
ew chromebook.
Does the new Magsafe have the problem with its pins after sometime?
I don't know about Magsafe 3, I still have a MBP Retina Late 2013 and the Magsafe 2 is still working fine.
Magsafe is just about as piss poor a connection ever invented. Dog piss.
Could you please let me know which 3m usb cable you got?
Can you use a 65w charger for a MacBook Pro 16”?
yeah wanna say they cap off at 67w
Thank you sir for your video on Macbook Pro charging. I have an old and refurbish Macbook Pro that I bought on Amazon. Now the electric charger that came with it is not working. It is a 13-inch Macbook Pro from about 2012 and 2013. Is it okay to buy the USB C electric charger to charge the laptop, or will I need to buy a connector that will enable the charger to work on my old Macbook Pro which does not have a USB C electric connector on it?
Hello. Macbook Pro 2012, mid-2012, 2013 didn't have USB-C type port at the time they made it. So you can only charge with with a MagSafe cord, the MagSafe 1 only, 60W or 85W doesn't matter, it will take charge at the same speed. USB-C type cable can only be used for recent Macbook Pro.
Thanks
So, in a sensible nutshell, which is better?? Can’t choose between the two
Go with the USB-C. MagSafe is nice to have but not a requirement and requires you to carry an extra cable around. A USB-C cable you can use for other devices in addition to charging while magsafe can only be used for charging.
MagSafe3 is terrible. It stopped working in a year and it's expensive to replace.
hey guys does this work for a MACBOOK AIR 2015?
I don't believe so.
A big waste of time really?
Why are you talking off camera @0:21, @1:10, @1:53? And a few other places after that, quite likely... I stopped watching to make this comment...
I think you must have accidentally used the wrong camera because you are literally talking to nobody at all. (Unless you were talking to your wife/partner, obviously).
Very off-putting.
How about a MAG safe USB cable?
Don't give Apple ideas... we don't need anymore proprietary ports like Lightning cables...
I will keep using USB-C, my dell 4k monitor charges and connects to my MacBook Pro via USB-C. So there’s that…
Slickdeals is a scam and this is a stolen video from Juan bagnell
lol what? Juan worked with us in our office to make this 😄
MagSafe should have been the standart for charging cables, not usbc, it doesnt privide any security measures and the idiocy of having usbc2.0 and 3.0 be identical is beyond comprehension.
For the price of one entry level macbook, one could buy 5 chromebooks (at least)
Those would be pretty underpowered Chromebooks. Have you compared to the M1s?
I'm not sure that I'd want to carry five Chromebooks around though... I'll stick with my 2nd-hand 2017 12" MacBook for now! 🙂
Who wants a chromebook, even students break them out of frustration.
But Chromebooks are awful. Literally your phone is better
NEVER... I Had a Mac... Hated it.. Overpriced... I am all good with windows