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How to quickly tell if your Apple MacBook charger is genuine

Oct, 12, 2022 Hi-network.com
Sarah Tew/CNET

Apple products command a premium price, making them attractive to counterfeiters, and unless you buy the productsdirect from Apple  ora reputable retailer , there's a chance that you'll end up with a fake product.

But you can tell if your MacBook charger is a genuine Apple charger or not.

Before I go any further, I want to clear one thing up. There are a lot of chargers out there from third parties, many good, some terrible. There are even some very capable 140W USB-C chargers that will charge the M1-powered 16-inch MacBook Pro. If you have bought a third-party charger, then it will not identify as an Apple charger, but that doesn't mean that it's dangerous or poor quality.

Also: This powerful 140W USB-C charger is smaller than Apple's and has three ports

OK, with that out of the way, here's how to tell if a MacBook charger is a genuine Apple product.

Plug the charger into an outlet and connect the MacBook to it. Then, hold down theOPTIONkey on your MacBook and click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen, thenSystem Information

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