You will need some small screwdrivers and pliers to squish the new hinge on. Apparently, it's a known issue for my model of MBP. Get replacement hinges on ebay dirt cheap. But I'm not sure if this was related to the power supply, because they offered me to change the battery for free. UPD2: I visited a Genius Bar and they told me that my battery is bloated. Two years later, both my MacBook and Acer power supply still work together. – this is bad! Because the adapter cannot provide all the necessary power through a single port. Note that it can supply 3 ampere current at 20 volts, which gives 60 watt power at that voltage.īeware of the adapters which provide less current per port. Therefore it must say something like this on the package: USB-C Output: 5V⎓3A, 9V⎓3A, 12V⎓3A, 15V⎓3A, 20V⎓3A/Max 60W Macbook Replacement Chargers Macbook Pro Charger Magsafe 1 85W Macbook Pro Replacement Charger Magsafe 2 85W Macbook Replacement Charger Magsafe 1 60W. For example, in my case I was looking for a 60W USB-C adapter. One note though: when buying a PD 2.0 adapter, make sure it can supply all the required power at 20V from a single port.

After losing the adapter two weeks ago, I bought a PD2.0 adapter for 60W output from a Taiwanese company Acer for half the price of the original, and it works just fine so far! It charges the laptop quick and smooth, no sudden jumps and overheating as reported by Moreover, it's slightly lighter than the original adapter. I own a 2017 13″ MacBook Pro, which came with an original 61W USB-C power adapter from Apple.

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