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by djrogers 2195 days ago
> Macbooks have underpowered chargers.

My 16” shipped with a 96 watt charger, and I’ve not seen a laptop with a higher powered one. I’d have to contend with that assertion.
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krzyk 2195 days ago
I had 180W for my old HP laptop, and recently ~135W (or 170W) for Thinkpad W541.

<100W adapters were mostly for potato laptops, until USB-C came into picture which supported up to 100W and now manfucaturers adapted (and probably wait for 200W PD).

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kevin_thibedeau 2195 days ago
Newer Dells pull 180W from a paired USB-C dock connector.
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krzyk 2195 days ago
Nice to see workarounds.

I must say that I love that I just plug out the laptop power adapter and plug it into my phone (or mouse) and it charges. Even when it comes with lower performance of the laptop.

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ClumsyPilot 2195 days ago
Are all other laptops you've seen potato? My Dell XPS 15", 130 watts.
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robotnikman 2195 days ago
My current Dell laptop uses a 240 watt charger
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The_Colonel 2195 days ago
ThinkPad P73 has 230 Watt charger.
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