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by throwuxiytayq 39 days ago
> The laptop is being shipped anyway, so I assume the charger in there may be a "sweet deal" if you need one

You do realize you’re paying for the charger, right? And you don’t like the option of not having to purchase the charger?
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teekert 38 days ago
Sure. And support is paying for people that are buying chargers that are too weak. Or otherwise crappy.

This is a Dutch source, but BTO charged 25 eur to remove the charger [0], because they prefer not to deal with people trying their own wonky chargers. Ok, so this was a 100 W+ laptop, arguably different (BTO only does this with 100 W+ models).

[0]: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/245774/bto-rekent-25-euro-boete-...

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retired 38 days ago
BTO does that because their laptops use more than what USB-PD can deliver (240 watt). That is an understandable use case for supplying a power adapter.
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throwuxiytayq 38 days ago
Just display a warning during purchase. This is a UI/communication issue. It’s up to the customer to decide whether they want to risk the opt out.

I bought a laptop without a charger the other day, plugged it into a charger I already had, and it works great (even under load). YMMV.

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