nkedel

I've usually been able to use 90W adapters with plane outlets, both the old AA car-DC-outlet style ones with an older Dell auto/air adapter, and with newer machines. It's quite possible that the 90W adapters aren't pulling their full current most of the time, but as discussed in the high power laptops thread (I think you've been on it?) it looks like a lot of laptop adapters pull pretty much maximum power momentarily when first pluged in, so I think it's reasonably safe to assume that most airline ports can actually handle 90W.

Reports from friends using the 80-something watt Macbook Pro 15" adapters have been uniformly positive.

The airline USB power powers seem to be pretty standard 5V/2A ones in my experience; they'll power a couple of devices I have that won't charge at less than 2A, but I've yet to see one that would quick charge.

supergabe

I've gone through a couple Dart chargers which were great but the USB-C connector is not very rugged. I'm now using the 29W Apple charger in my travel kit.

wco81

Just picked up a Nintendo Switch. It's my first USB-C device (though my iMac has USB-C ports, I do not have any drives or devices for those ports yet).

OK, the power adapter is hard-wired. Anyone know if it can be used to charge other USB-C devices or if there are third-party chargers which would recharge the Switch as well as other devices like a laptop or tablet?I guess the only other thing I might use USB-C charger for in the immediate future is if I get a wireless charging mat for my iPhone 8 Plus. I know quick charging is possible with a USB-C to Lightning cable but this Switch power adapter is hard-wired.

chx1975

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwi...out_usb_typec/

And then read https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwi...usbc_chargers/

wco81

This one has a good price but promises to charge up to MacBook Pros with just 41 watts?

https://www.amazon.com/Mothca-Charge...+charger&psc=1

TheMadBrewer

I don't have that one but I did buy a similar looking 45W charger for use with my 2017 MBP 13"

Mine only has 1 USB-A port but it works best if I don't use that while charging my MBP

If you are doing lots of graphics (i.e., playing a game) it sometimes won't keep up with usage, but it drops very slowly or keeps even. If I'm just surfing or doing low graphic/computational stuff it keeps up. It also charges the MBP fine overnight.

It is lighter and more compact than the stock Apple one. So far, I've traveled with both, with the 45W in an accessible compartment and the Apple one buried in the bag. Have a one week EU trip coming up and will probably leave the Apple one behind.

tmiw

I was hoping to hold out another couple of years but due to the untimely death of my late-2013 MBP, I'm now running a 2017 13" MBP. One thing that I had a difficult time finding was a USB-C car charger that could output enough power to charge the MBP in a reasonable amount of time. Eventually, I found this adapter, which was reasonably priced.

In my testing thus far, my MBP sees it as supporting 60 watts, basically the same as the charger that came with it. It also appears to work as advertised without getting anywhere near too hot to touch--pushing as much as 40W to the battery per the Battery Health app. (One review mentioned that it got extremely hot at the full 60W + 15W output, so I'd keep that in mind if you have the 15" model.)

I'm also currently using the CharGenPro hub for legacy USB devices and HDMI. It seems to work well (albeit gets warm even when idle), but the downside is that very little power is available on the USB 3.0 ports; I noticed this when I realized that my phone was still draining battery when the screen was on and the phone was charging extremely slowly with the screen off. I ultimately ended up spending the money on a USB-C to Lightning cable for my phone.

wco81

Wow, that little car charger is 65 watts?

How do you tell ho much power the MBP is getting, through some 3rd-party utility?

tmiw

About This Mac->System Report->Power will tell you how much power the adapter's capable of producing. I use this app to show me how much is going to the battery (the "Charging With" line when you open the app).

wco81

Ah thanks, didn't think to look there.

I'm sure there could also be an IOreg query you can do to get that data too.

kb9522

I use an Anker QC capable charger and USB A to USB C cable to charge the Switch. I use the same type of capable and the same charger for my hotspot.
https://www.anker.com/products/varia...Ports/A2032111
https://www.anker.com/products/varia...-3.0-/A8169091


I also picked up the $12 PlayStand from Hori which is pretty useful for the price. It's really compact and lets me charge the console while playing.

deniah

Speaking for myself I have a USB-C Macbook Retina, USB-C PD smartphones, and the rest of traveling kit such as wireless headphones are traditional microUSB. nothing QC, and no other terminals.

I've previously used the OEM 29W Apple laptop charger for the laptop, but it actually was produced before PD certification, and therefore does not optimally charge the PD smartphones.
I've also used various high-current (5V 2.0A+) USB-A chargers , which can trickle-charge the laptop, but also does not optimally charge the PD smartphones.

Wanted to consolidate this. The only PD charger on the market that has broadest compatibility, and is still portable, at time of purchase is Aukey PA-Y10:
* has USB-C PD @ 5, 9, 12, 15, 20V
* has USB-A beefy 5v/2.1A
I carry a USB-C to USB-C cable, and a USB-A to microUSB cable tethered to in-line micro-to-USB-C adapter.

This allows me to charge any 2 devices at a time, atleast 1 of them optimally, and the other atleast with decent current.

note: since then aukey released PA-Y11 where the USB-A is QC 3.0 compatible... truly jack of all chargers.

For battery pack and car-cigarette-port I use high-current USB-A chargers, and adapted cables as necessary. Not worth it yet to switch everything over to USB-C

CatJo

FWIW, the above-mentioned Aukey PA-Y10 is on sale for $30 (down from $40 with 25% code AUKCM005); I just ordered one, looks like a nice compact unit to go along with the larger (with more USB-A ports though) Anker PowerPort+ 5 chargers I have.

chx1975

Aukey is blacklisted by me because they faked safety certificates before. Even one made me blacklist them but multiple. Wow.
www.intertek.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=34359756154
www.intertek.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=34359762270

You really need to be desperate to buy such dangerous crap.

deniah

If you look at the USB-IF certification list for example, most of the entries are there from OxM manufacturers, and very few by the consumer brands.
This means that a Belkin, or Choetech, or Verizon, could very well be selling a 'certified' product, but did not pay for certification under their branding. And if they co-opted the certification, while it may be illegal and unethical, it doesnt change the performance of the underlying product.

Secondly, if you reference the USB list maintained by "Nathan K" or "Benson Leung", even peripherals from Apple, Microsoft, Google, and "trusted" brands like Anker and Monoprice, fall into the bad-to-really bad endorsements.

In fact, there are only 2 AC chargers listed there that gets full endorsement to charge the Pixel phones. And only 1 of them at the optimal speed.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...f_TX8/pubhtml#

So if you're going to write off a brand based on 1 or 2 SKUs, you're gonna have to write off 95% of the market.

Aukey holds a pretty good reputation. That charger in particular is the only one available that has dual usbPD and usba charging at a reasonable size. And it's proven to work with my devices. YMMV.