Question for you techie types

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

I have a question for those tech oriented homies. I had to replace the adapter for my MacBook Air¹. My case decided that it made an excellent chew toy. I had to go to a meeting today, so I rant into Best Buy real quick, and picked up a new one, but it ended up being an 85W adapter. The Air brings a 45W adapter. If I use the 85W, will it mess up my battery or anything else? I've used it to charge the Air once today, and it seemed to work without any issues.


[sblock=1]I got a Mac because when I was looking to get a new computer, Windows 8 was out, and I couldn't find a computer without it. Windows 8 was so terrible, it made me go over to Mac.[/sblock]

 

[tomBitonti]

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201700

Power adapters for Apple notebooks are available in 29W, 45W, 60W, and 85W varieties. You should use the appropriate wattage power adapter for your Apple notebook. You can use a compatible higher wattage adapter without issue, but it won't make your computer charge faster or operate differently. Lower wattage adapters will not provide enough power.

Thx!
TomB

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201700



Thx!
TomB

Nice. Thanks. That'll save me a trip to the store to exchange the adapter. I also kind of like the 85W one. It's bigger. If I have to defend myself with it, I'm sure I can use it as a more effective weapon than the 45W adapter, which is a lot smaller. I mean, I figure if this damn thing cost almost $90.00, it better have multiple uses, right?