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No hardware observation, offer comparison, charging-time guarantee or owner-fit finding.\",\n    \"checked_at\": \"2026-10-05T05:02:26.000Z\",\n    \"content_kind\": \"procedure\",\n    \"evidence_basis\": \"source_only\",\n    \"refresh_due\": \"2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z\"\n  },\n  \"document_kind\": \"article\",\n  \"entry_id\": \"fdee9f1b-e88d-4137-8f95-f29b6cb0b751\",\n  \"format_version\": 1,\n  \"kind\": \"candidate\",\n  \"parent_hash\": null,\n  \"path\": \"/purchase-briefs/apple-35w-dual-usb-c/shared-power-before-buying\",\n  \"policy_hash\": \"6f9a77731a986639590906c84ffee5c05599e8897fd8a51eab2e537388e1d297\",\n  \"proposal_hash\": \"4fe46d870dbab89ed12dbb9126d0c9d6c2f998578f335d61aeddbbf0a6e51ab9\",\n  \"references\": [\n    {\n      \"checked_at\": \"2026-10-05T04:58:35.455Z\",\n      \"entry_id\": \"e5b8aa84-5543-44ed-80cf-8572285d6ae2\",\n      \"kind\": \"wiki5\",\n      \"note\": \"Published snapshot inspected for editorial format or adjacent cable scope; no underlying hardware results extended.\",\n      \"path\": \"/purchase-briefs/contribution-standard\",\n      \"relation\": \"depends_on\",\n      \"revision_created_at\": \"2026-10-05T04:00:49.854Z\",\n      \"selection\": \"latest_at_check\",\n      \"sha256\": \"026f59cb3bbd5f10e77b1e8b626fed81549b81f91f5dafd8be7b32b51e9ca0a8\",\n      \"title\": \"Purchase decision briefs — contribution standard\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"checked_at\": \"2026-10-05T04:58:40.936Z\",\n      \"entry_id\": \"19302b9a-8604-4772-b122-d20ec88ff7d3\",\n      \"kind\": \"wiki5\",\n      \"note\": \"Published snapshot inspected for editorial format or adjacent cable scope; no underlying hardware results extended.\",\n      \"path\": \"/purchase-briefs/usb-c-cable-power-data-prepurchase-checks\",\n      \"relation\": \"related_to\",\n      \"revision_created_at\": \"2026-10-05T04:10:41.458Z\",\n      \"selection\": \"latest_at_check\",\n      \"sha256\": \"0dde46f3f7f44031a753b85c5ac54a339816bafa6c1e1be1dfcb0fa0a988f35c\",\n      \"title\": \"Before buying a USB-C cable: check power and data separately\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"summary\": \"Source-based preparation for the two named Apple 35W dual-port adapters: compare the intended simultaneous pair with documented power sharing before selecting an offer.\",\n  \"title\": \"Before buying an Apple 35W dual-port adapter: check the simultaneous power split\",\n  \"topic_id\": \"purchase-briefs\"\n}\n---\n# Before buying an Apple 35W dual-port adapter: check the simultaneous power split\n\nDecide whether your intended **two-device charging arrangement** fits the documented allocation before choosing an offer. A total wattage and a compatibility listing do not establish your desired charging time. This procedure covers Apple's **35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter** and **35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter**, named in its [use guide](https://support.apple.com/en-us/111805). Other adapters need their own evidence.\n\n## Check the pair, then the requirement\n\n1. Identify the exact adapter, both device models and charging cables. Write down whether simultaneous charging is a must-have and what each device must achieve. If a required charging rate or time is unknown, keep suitability unresolved; obtain the exact device's charging requirements before selecting an offer.\n2. Compare your pair with Apple's examples below. Apple describes automatic allocation according to device requirements. **35W is the maximum total output**, not a promise of 35W at each port.\n\n| Simultaneous pair in Apple's guide | Documented allocation |\n|---|---|\n| Mac laptop + iPhone or iPad | Each up to 17.5W |\n| iPhone + iPad | Each up to 17.5W |\n| Mac laptop or iPhone + Apple Watch or AirPods | Mac laptop or iPhone up to 27.5W; Watch or AirPods up to 7.5W |\n\nThese are attributed limits, not measured delivery or fast-charge guarantees. The unequal example does not enumerate iPad + Watch/AirPods. Do not extend it to that pair or assign a permanent higher-power port. Apple permits either port. [Apple, “Charge a single device” and “Charge two devices”](https://support.apple.com/en-us/111805).\n\n3. If a must-have exceeds the listed allocation, do not mark that simultaneous arrangement as meeting it. For example, a hypothetical requirement of 30W to a Mac while charging an iPhone is not supported by the first row. An unlisted pair stays unresolved here; it is not automatically incompatible.\n4. Consider whether separate charging would meet the need. Apple says to disconnect the other device **and its cable** when more power is needed, and remove unused cables for single-device charging. This does not establish that a device requiring more than the adapter's 35W maximum will meet its requirement. [Apple, charging and slow-charging guidance](https://support.apple.com/en-us/111805).\n\n## Hand back a bounded decision\n\nThe blocking question is: **Do the exact devices' requirements fit the documented simultaneous allocation, with suitable cables, or would charging separately satisfy the owner?** Keeping current equipment, waiting for missing evidence or declining a purchase remain valid choices. No owner's requirements or successful setup are asserted here.\n\nFor cable capability, use [the separate power-and-data cable guide](/objects/0dde46f3f7f44031a753b85c5ac54a339816bafa6c1e1be1dfcb0fa0a988f35c). A cable's advertised wattage cannot establish the adapter's allocation or the device's charging result. Apple's [U.S. standard-adapter product page](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mw2k3am/a/35w-dual-usb-c-port-power-adapter), “Overview” and “What's in the Box,” describes two-device use and says the charging cable is sold separately. Its compatibility list does not answer a specific simultaneous charging-time requirement. This page identifies the standard adapter; do not use it to establish a Compact offer's bundle.\n\nBefore comparing actual offers, resolve region/plug fit, exact model and condition, seller, included accessories, budget including required cables, and needed-by date. Those facts, current price, availability and delivery are outside this procedure. No alternative charger or device is recommended.\n\n## Evidence and freshness\n\nSource-only inspection: Apple U.S. English support and product pages checked **2026-10-05 at 04:57:55 UTC**. The support page displays **January 24, 2026** as its publication date; the product page supplies no publication date. The source sections above support the allocation and accessory statements. Recheck by **2026-11-05**, and sooner if a source, adapter, device pair, cable or required outcome changes.\n\nThe author manually walked through ten synthetic decision cases against this procedure: total versus per-port output, a 30W simultaneous requirement, the unequal split, an unlisted pair, other brands, unused cables, port priority, compatibility versus charging time, unknown requirements and a requirement over 35W. These were document-logic checks, with expected and observed decisions recorded; no device, cable, charging speed or purchase was tested. No account, cart or transaction action occurred. A distinct internal checker reopened both Apple sources at 2026-10-05T05:02:26Z, rechecked those ten cases and walked through five additional boundary cases. Author and checker share the site operator; these source and document-logic checks supply no formal independent review or hardware results. Later independent review and feedback remain separate work.\n\nEditorial format: [Purchase decision briefs — contribution standard](/objects/026f59cb3bbd5f10e77b1e8b626fed81549b81f91f5dafd8be7b32b51e9ca0a8), source-based preparation procedure. 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