As you can imagine catering for every laptop’s specific wattage would not possible, especially since the maximum wattage we are working with is 100W. It is not unusual on the PC side to see power supplies in the 140W region, significantly higher than the 16” MacBook Pro’s 96W. If we look at the whole spectrum of Thunderbolt 3 laptops from MacBooks to Windows PCs, there is a huge variety of laptop models with different variants that include power supplies which charge at a variety of different wattages. Component firmware and hardware challenges are a major consideration in order to make sure that the 15 ports on the dock all cohesively work together without any issues for the customer. However, a dock like the TS3 Plus has many things to balance, not just power delivery. The Thunderbolt 3 specification provides up to a maximum of 100W for laptop power delivery. The introduction of power delivery has brought with it true “one-cable connectivity”. Up until this generation, laptop charging was not possible through a Thunderbolt dock. The new 16” model includes a 96W USB-C charger.Ī question we get a lot since the release of the 16” MacBook Pro is if CalDigit’s TS3 Plus dock will charge the 16” model since the dock provides laptop charging at a maximum of 87W.īefore we answer that question we need to look at why CalDigit’s docks, and in fact all Thunderbolt 3 docks, charge at 85-87W. Prior to this release Apple’s MacBook Pro line featured 13” or 15” displays with power supplies that charged at 61W and 87W, retiring the MagSafe connector. With it came a radically improved keyboard, slimmer bezels, 6 speaker audio, 11 hour battery life, and most importantly that fantastic 16” display. On November 15th 2019 Apple released the new 16” MacBook Pro.

New macbook pro cable