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I have to wonder if moving to such a high wattage spec is going to start prematurely dropping the full charge capacity of these cells. Fast Charging is cool and all, but battery chemistry hasn't changed all *that* much.
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I can't speak for everything but a properly designed system should not.
The 240 watt rating is needed because some systems need that much power to 1) run the whole system at full power and 2) charge the battery at normal rate (not necessarily "fast charge").
On Apple devices there's a subsystem that monitors power consumption and power available and adjusts as needed.
There is also a chip on the battery that monitors everything from charge to charge rate, temps, etc.
what you'll see happen is, if using a lower power source the battery will charge if the system usage is low (like asleep or web surfing)
If you're stressing the system it will drain the battery but at a rate less then if it was battery alone.
Whats happening is the system is taking the power from the charger and if that's not enough, compensate by using the battery.
The new PD spec is for larger laptops or even desktops that can fit within that envelope and run. It won't over charge the battery if properly designed.