MacBook Pro can’t handle charging

Stefan Mileschin · 30th April 2020, 12:17

But Apple charged you heaps anyway

Apple fanboys who were dumb enough to shell out a fortune for its MacBook Pro are discovering that it has issues when they try to charge it.

Several users are moaning that their overpriced toy starts maxing out the CPU and overheating when charging using the left side ports.

On the official support page, Apple states that you can charge your MacBook Pro using either one of the USB-C ports.

But those who did a bit of testing discovered that there is a right way and a wrong way to charge your expensive device, especially if you don't want to see any performance impact.

The issue was first noticed by a StackExchange user that reported seeing unusual activity in Activity Monitor. The CPU usage went through the roof for a process called kernel_task, which caused high temperatures and reduced overall system performance.

Restarting the MacBook in question won't solve the problem, with the kernel_task process popping up again as soon as macOS boots up.

https://fudzilla.com/news/50732-macb...andle-charging

30th April 2020, 12:17	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	MacBook Pro can’t handle charging But Apple charged you heaps anyway Apple fanboys who were dumb enough to shell out a fortune for its MacBook Pro are discovering that it has issues when they try to charge it. Several users are moaning that their overpriced toy starts maxing out the CPU and overheating when charging using the left side ports. On the official support page, Apple states that you can charge your MacBook Pro using either one of the USB-C ports. But those who did a bit of testing discovered that there is a right way and a wrong way to charge your expensive device, especially if you don't want to see any performance impact. The issue was first noticed by a StackExchange user that reported seeing unusual activity in Activity Monitor. The CPU usage went through the roof for a process called kernel_task, which caused high temperatures and reduced overall system performance. Restarting the MacBook in question won't solve the problem, with the kernel_task process popping up again as soon as macOS boots up. https://fudzilla.com/news/50732-macb...andle-charging

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