Apple 35W Dual USB-C power adapters available to order

There are two new 35W Dual USB-C power adapters made by Apple and they are both available to purchase for $59 on Apple's website.

When Apple announced the M2 MacBook Air during WWDC it also revealed two new power adapters. There is a compact adapter and a standard adapter that both have two USB-C ports and output 35W.

The compact power adapter is exactly what the name implies — compact. It offers the same 35W dual USB-C setup as the other adapter, except it uses an integrated, folded AC prong.

The standard power adapter uses Apple's more traditional adapter design with two USB-C ports facing away from the AC prongs. The prongs are also exchangeable with other regional adapters found in Apple's World Travel Adapter Kit.

Customers can order either power adapter on Friday and expect delivery by June 22 with standard shipping. They are both $59 and ship without a cable.

The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 is also available for pre-order on Apple's website. Initial shipments are expected on June 24.

Where to buy

Buy the 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter for $59.
Buy the 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter for $59.
Buy the World Travel Adapter Kit for $29

8 Comments

tomstraus 4 comments · 15 Years

About 2 years ago

Does anyone know if these chargers are GaN?

cpsro 3236 comments · 14 Years

The specs for these chargers on Apple's website state only "USB C"--what a joke. Does anyone know their weight? Anker has a dual USB C 40w charger (not foldable pins, in multiple colors) weighing 3 ounces for under $31 on amazon.

tomstraus said:

Does anyone know if these chargers are GaN?

Almost certainly

DangDave 98 comments · 8 Years

These Apple charging adapters are USB-C PD (Power Delivery). PD is the standard from the USB-IF and is what EU is mandating in their new regulations for fast charging or for charging above 15 watts. All Apple devices that include fast charging or require more than 15 watts have PD.

Many Anker and other charging adaptors do not have PD, instead they have what they call IQ which means that the voltage will not change and therefore they are limited to 5 volts and therefore 15 watts. So yes, 15 watts is better and faster than 5, 10, or 12 watts, but this is not considered fast charging.

What we don’t know is how the two ports share the 35 watts when two connectors are attached? Probably port 1 max 20w, port 2 max 15w?

DangDave said:
Many Anker and other charging adaptors do not have PD, instead they have what they call IQ which means that the voltage will not change and therefore they are limited to 5 volts and therefore 15 watts. So yes, 15 watts is better and faster than 5, 10, or 12 watts, but this is not considered fast charging.

I realize you wrote "many" Anker chargers, not all. The Anker charger I referred to (model 512 Nano Pro) supports what the company calls PowerIQ 3.0, which supports power delivery at up to 100 watts but can not be advertised or certified as "PD" because USB-IF doesn't allow any other standard in combination with PD over USB C. The charger does change voltage as needed and I've even used their 1.7 ounce 30W Nano II GaN charger to charge 16" MacBook Pros at a good clip (importantly only while the computers sleep!). This tiny charger is far more convenient to carry than lugging Apple's power bricks.