expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Mar 23, 2023 02:30 PM
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expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Mar 23, 2023 02:30 PM
LISEN 35W 2-Port USB + Type-C GaN II Wall Charger (PD 3.0/QC 3.0, Black)
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I used it a lot with my M2 MacBook Pro Max 16" and wrote up some notes on it on reddit, I'll repost that here:
FYI - This is for the 30W Lisen (the subject line says this is 30W, but the current model after following the link is 35W.
MacBook Pro Max 16" on a 30W charger. This is how well it worked...
Preferring not to lug around a large charger all the time when I don't even know if I'll need it while out. So I've been experimenting with a 30W charger, a very small (just under 1.25"x1.25"x1.5"), very light GaN charger using Apple's MagSafe cable.
Typical usage for me: For the last few days, just surfing and doing some Microsoft apps (plus Mail and Messages and Preview and lots of multi-GB downloads), it's been staying at 100% (to be clear, browsing is a 20+ windows to me). At one point, I unplugged it and let it get down to 80%-ish, and it worked its way up to 100%, and it's been staying there. When I unplugged again and let it get down, I did some video playing and compression, and it pretty much stayed at the 90% range (working up very slowly) until I stopped and went back to just browsing and Office. This was probably way more multi-tasking than the average user (I'm not saying you are an average user).
Today I had a Zoom meeting: Using the same 30W charger, the MBP started at 59%. I wanted a dual monitor mode, so I plugged plugged in a charging cable between the MBP and a 12.9" iPad Pro that was at 90% and used WiFi to use SideBar to extend my screen and give me a dual display in Zoom (still a bunch of other apps/windows running). The 16" MBP and the iPad Pro were at full brightness as I was by the patio door with the sun shining on my face. The Zoom meeting was 3 hours, and I used my laptop for most of the next hour. So at 4 hours, the MBP was up to 99 percent, the iPad was at 100%, and the charger was barely warm; I was surprised (and I'd checked a few times during the meeting).
If I knew I was doing a lot of intensive work, I'd take a bigger charger (I'll probably just start keeping a bigger one in my car and one in my luggage). But for days when I'm not even thinking I'll need it, this will be a no-brainer to keep in my backpack.
Happy enough with the one I have that I'll pick up the 35W version in the same brand next time it's on sale.
To be clear, I'm not advocating this as a replacement for my main charger. But it's more than enough to carry on days when I don't think I'll need a charger when it turns out I do (assuming I don't wait until it's down to 0% to plug in the charger).
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https://youtu.be/ibwtAsb6cNE
Plus his link has usb-c cable and folding plug prongs, for $2-3 less. So all things being equal or better, it is worth noting so people are aware.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MZTC8BQ
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https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Ge...09MRPVJFB/
Pros:
- Very compact, about 50% bigger than the Apple 5w charger.
- No noise or coil whine
Cons:
- USB-A port with original Apple lightning cable can only charge my iPhone 13 Pro Max at 5w for some reason (other chargers go higher)
- When USB-C and USB-A are both in use, the combined wattage is limited to 20W at 5V only (as stated on spec sheet). Not sure if all dual-port chargers have this limitation or not.
- USB-A port is very tight on both chargers I received.
Doesn't make for a very good dual charger when the wattage is almost cut in half and limited to 5V (i.e. no QC or any of the fancier stuff). I'd say this is more of a single charger with the convenience of using either USB-C or USB-A. If you needed rapid charge on 2 devices, it'd be faster charging them one at a time on this charger than together. For overnight charging though, slow and steady dual charging is ok.
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