The Apple Charging Situation — Built by Grumbles (opens in new tab)

Airs fast-charge at 70W but now ship with 40W — better than the old 30–35W, but still almost half-speed. The Neo ships with 20W on a 30W device — the biggest gap in the laptop lineup. The base M5 and 16-core Pro ship with 70W — below their 96W fast-charge threshold. As of macOS Tahoe 26.4, Apple will literally tell you — an orange "Slow Charger" label appears in the battery menu when your adapter can't keep up.