MacBook Air M2 charger and cable | Generated by AI
Question: For the MacBook Air M2 (model A2681), what charger and cable does it use?
Answer:
The A2681 (13-inch MacBook Air M2, 2022) ships with:
Charger (power adapter):
- Base config (8-core GPU, 256GB) → 30W USB-C Power Adapter
- Higher configs / build-to-order → 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter (two USB-C ports, charge two devices) or optionally the 67W USB-C Power Adapter for fast charging
- Fast charge (0→50% in ~30 min) requires the 67W adapter (or higher, e.g. 70W/96W/100W)
Cable:
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2m, color-matched to the laptop: midnight, starlight, silver, space gray)
- MagSafe 3 is the magnetic port. You can also charge via either of the two USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 ports on the left side using a plain USB-C–to–USB-C cable, leaving MagSafe free.
Practical notes for your setup:
- The board pulls ~30W max under load, so 30W “works” but won’t fast-charge. The 67W gets you the 30-min half-charge.
- MagSafe 3 cable is just a USB-C cable with a MagSafe tip — it negotiates standard USB-C PD, so any decent third-party USB-C PD charger (Anker 65W GaN, etc.) drives MagSafe fine.
- Charging through the USB-C ports is genuinely equivalent electrically; MagSafe’s only real advantage is the breakaway connector and freeing a data port.
- The A2681 supports USB-C PD up to ~67–70W input; pushing a 100W charger at it just caps at what the board negotiates — no benefit, no harm.
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