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In abstract:
- Macworld investigates whether or not the MacBook Neo can cost quicker with higher-wattage energy adapters past its included 20W charger.
- Testing reveals {that a} 96W charger doubles battery achieve in half-hour, although charging seems capped at roughly 24W most.
- Whereas higher-wattage adapters do enhance charging pace, the MacBook Neo doesn’t formally help Apple’s quick charging normal regardless of the efficiency positive factors.
If you happen to purchase a MacBook Neo, you’ll get a 20W USB-C Energy Adapter, the smallest charger Apple gives with any laptop computer. Apple sells higher-wattage adapters starting from 35 watts as much as 140 watts, and yow will discover third-party adapters with extra options. The Neo’s charger is clunky and has only one port, so most individuals who purchase one will probably use a special adapter that delivers extra energy.
Nevertheless, the MacBook Neo doesn’t formally help quick charging just like the MacBook Air and MacBook Professional. Apple by no means talked about quick charging throughout its Apple Expertise on March 4, and Apple’s help doc about MacBook quick charging additionally doesn’t embrace the Neo.
So it shouldn’t matter what sort of charger you employ with the MacBook Neo. However we wished to verify there’s no distinction if a higher-wattage adapter is used on the Neo. We tried charging a Neo’s battery at 20 % to see how a lot it could achieve in half-hour utilizing Apple’s 96W USB-C Energy Adapter and the bundled 20W USB-C Energy Adapter. Listed here are the outcomes.
| Charger | Change after half-hour |
| 20W USB-C Energy Adapter | +15% |
| 96W USB-C Energy Adapter | +30% |
That’s… not the identical. It additionally doesn’t match Apple’s definition of quick charging, which is as much as 50 % battery in round half-hour. So we did some digging.
Under are screenshots of the Battery Well being 2 app, which I used to check out the charging charges. The shot on the left is with the 96W charger; the best shot is with the 20W charger. Within the part labeled “Charging With,” the 96W charger costs at twice the speed of the 20W charger, however nonetheless seemingly restricted to 20W. So the MacBook Neo seems to certainly have a charging cap of 20W, but additionally get quicker charging with a greater energy adapter.
Whereas on The Full Nerd podcast, we plugged in a 250-watt charger, and the speed was much like the 96W charger. It seems that the MacBook Neo’s charging charge is capped at round 24 watts when utilizing a charger quicker than the bundled 20W charger. The obvious charging cap is similar because it was on the iPhone 16 Professional, which used the A18 Professional that’s additionally within the MacBook Neo.
MacBook Neo charging with a 96W charger (left) and a 20W charger (proper).
Foundry
Based mostly on these outcomes, you will get a quicker charging pace in the event you use a higher-wattage charger. However you don’t get the “50 % in half-hour” that Apple touts with the MacBook Air and MacBook Professional quick charging, which might be why they don’t advertise as fast-charging succesful.
We’ve contacted Apple for touch upon our findings, and can replace this text if we hear something.
