PLEASE CHECK INTO MBP DOCKS WATTAGE COMPATIBILITY WITH 16 INCH MBP

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PLEASE CHECK INTO MBP DOCKS WATTAGE COMPATIBILITY WITH 16 INCH MBP.
Pretty much every dock can charge up to 85 watts via thunderbolt 3. Can AppleInsider please look into the issue and possible premature battery wear from using dock charging. Thank you.

yes-I’ve read Apple’s official docs on the right watt adapter for the right macbook so please don’t quote. Just wondering if you guys will investigate and give us a thorough response.

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    Mike Wuerthelemike wuerthele Posts: 6,955administrator
    dicebier1 said:
    PLEASE CHECK INTO MBP DOCKS WATTAGE COMPATIBILITY WITH 16 INCH MBP.
    Pretty much every dock can charge up to 85 watts via thunderbolt 3. Can AppleInsider please look into the issue and possible premature battery wear from using dock charging. Thank you.

    yes-I’ve read Apple’s official docs on the right watt adapter for the right macbook so please don’t quote. Just wondering if you guys will investigate and give us a thorough response.
    I'm not sure what the mechanism of premature battery wear would be, here.

    Unless you're slamming both the GPU and CPU on the 16-inch MBP simultaneously, it isn't using 96W, more like 40W - 60W under load, which means that the 85W is fine.
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    dicebier1 said:
    PLEASE CHECK INTO MBP DOCKS WATTAGE COMPATIBILITY WITH 16 INCH MBP.
    Pretty much every dock can charge up to 85 watts via thunderbolt 3. Can AppleInsider please look into the issue and possible premature battery wear from using dock charging. Thank you.

    yes-I’ve read Apple’s official docs on the right watt adapter for the right macbook so please don’t quote. Just wondering if you guys will investigate and give us a thorough response.
    I'm not sure what the mechanism of premature battery wear would be, here.

    Unless you're slamming both the GPU and CPU on the 16-inch MBP simultaneously, it isn't using 96W, more like 40W - 60W under load, which means that the 85W is fine.
    Thank you! It is interesting that the new Mac Pro monitor has a 96w pass trough thunderbolt to laptop. 
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