On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro

Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro by baddox on Sunday November 06, 2016 @04:00PM (#12887005)

For phones I can certainly see it happening. It's already pretty easy to go out and assume that somewhere you'll be able to find either a micro-USB or Lightning cable which covers virtually all smartphones, and you can charge them quickly enough on virtually any USB port or charger. But for laptops, I don't think 50+ watt chargers are going to be ubiquitous, regardless of the charging cable. You're still going to need to carry the actual charger.

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Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro by bergie on Sunday November 06, 2016 @04:56PM (#12887295)

At least the USB-C MacBook (not pro) happily charges from phone chargers, battery packs, etc.

Sure, it is slower than the charger that came with the device, but if you only charge overnight, it doesn't matter much

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Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro by mgiannopoulos on Sunday November 06, 2016 @04:06PM (#12887035)

But you will easily be able to buy (if in need of a replacement) a non-Apple charger at a much lower price.

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