When I got the Macbook back I tried plugging in the new charger. Maybe I just had a uniquely faulty motherboard, but no such luck. I had been hopeful that with a new motherboard this problem should go away. I took the Macbook to be service and they replaced the motherboard and the entire top cover (because of the keyboard issue).

Recently the usb-c port that I use to charge died completely. Sometimes even that fails and the charging seems to start and stop intermittently. With that adapter I can use my old charger and get the Macbook charged although more slowly. I got some temporary relief by ordering an unofficial magsafe-to-usb-c adapter ( ). Also, my Macbook has the same charging problems at my home which is in a 10 year old building so the wiring should be up to spec. The older 15' Macbook Pros with magsafe don't have any problems. I'm the only one with a new model 15' Macbook Pro though. It is an old building, from the early 1900s, but it has been newly renovated and nobody else is having any issues. They are starting to blame the electrical wiring in our office block. They are starting to give up because they can't find anything and Apple hasn't acknowledged any problem. One time they blamed iStat menus for interfering with charging so I uninstalled it. I was told it was fine, but within a week or so the issue returned. They ran diagnostics and test charges on it for a week and found nothing. This happened a couple of times until they took my Macbook in to be serviced. Mcare confirmed it was dead and I got a new one. It wouldn't charge even my co-workers Macbook. The next time the problem occurred it seemed that my charger was completely dead. The problem seemed to be solved for a week or so. Later the cable came back from being serviced and I returned my replacement cable.

I went to the leasing company and explained the issue and they sent the cable to be 'serviced' by the local Apple authorized service provider here in Finland (mcare) and gave me a new one. Weirdly my Macbook charged with my charger and his usb-c cable and his Macbook wouldn't charge with his charger and my usb-c cable.

Also his Macbook charged with my charger, at least for the few minutes that I tested. Sometimes it played the charging sound and flashed the indicator in the menu bar, but usually it did nothing.Ī co-worker has a 12' Macbook without touchbar that also has a usb-c charger (although smaller) so I tried charging my Macbook with his charger and it charged just fine. The macbook simply didn't accept the original charger. Everything seemed fine for about the first month, but then I started having issues with charging. Last December I leased a 15' Macbook Pro with Touchbar to my company. So this is a bit of a lengthy ramble about my troubles with my Macbook and apple care.

Macbook pro charger wattage 2017