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Lenovo, come on, it's mid-2018. How hard is it to add USB-C charging? Hasn't it been around for like four years? Do we really need more proprietary chargers?
by peterwwillis 8y ago
Lenovo, come on, it's mid-2018. How hard is it to add USB-C charging? Hasn't it been around for like four years? Do we really need more proprietary chargers?
- strmpnk 8y agoWhich is odd for a new SKU because the lenovo ThinkPad T480 I'm typing this reply on is USB-C based charging.
- Numberwang 8y agoI quite like Lenovos charger though. It's the only one I have not managed to destroy in a year of owning a laptop.
- drb91 8y agoIt could use magsafe. That thing has a death grip on my laptop.
- ReverseCold 8y agoApple definitely has a patent on that. (I'm not exactly sure how patents work, but they filed one on Magsafe as late as 2017)
- bdcravens 8y agoThere's quite a few USB-C magnetic breakaway adapters on Amazon etc
- ReverseCold 8y agoApple knows that if they tried to sue every random manufacturer making $5 magsafe clones they would end up losing more money on legal fees. If Lenovo did it though...
- drb91 8y agoThey could also easily make their own break off usb-c.... but they don’t.
- sitkack 8y agoAnd Apple got the idea for magnetic break-away connectors on tabletop deep fryers. It should not have been patentable.
- bluedino 8y ago135W charger exceeds the 100W capacity of USB-C
- 4ad 8y agoIt could still charge at 100W through USB-C, it would simply take longer.
- rymate1234 8y agoI guess the reason it needs a 100W charger might be that at load the laptop might use more than 100W, and therefore wouldn't charge
- 4ad 8y agoWell I use the 30W charger (from the 12 inch Macbook) to charge my 15 inch MBP instead of the 87W one, and I run the machine at full blast pretty often. Yes, it's possible to use more power than it can deliver, but on average it charges just fine. Anecdotal, I know, but 87/30 is a much bigger ratio than 135/100. I prefer the 30W charger because it is smaller and easier to carry.
- diffeomorphism 8y ago> Yes, it's possible to use more power than it can deliver, but on average it charges just fine. I would not pay $2000+ for a laptop that turns off while I am using it. Particularly so for a "workstation" one.
- 4ad 8y agoIf you are concerned about 100W chargers not being enough, use the 135W charger (that comes with the machine) then? That doesn't mean that people who want to use other 100W USB-C chargers should be denied this convenience...
- rerx 8y agoI believe all the T and X series laptops now come with USB-C charging (definitely enjoying this on my X1 Yoga Gen 2). One problem with USB power delivery seems to be an upper limit of 100 Watts -- maybe that's a reason they don't use it for this machine.
- stephengillie 8y agoMy Carbon X1 came with a 65W USB-C charger. It can output up to 20V. It rapidly charges my Pixel 2 as well as the Lenovo.
- rerx 8y agoAt times I also use the charger that came with my X1 Yoga to charge my Samsung S9. It works great!
- bestouff 8y agoDell's TB16 supplies 130w through USB-C to the XPS 13. More info there: https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln296825/usb-type-c-frequently-asked-questions https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln296825/usb-...
- lucisferre 8y agoYeah I'm out on this count alone. I just had my Dad over with his IBM laptop and it had the most unusual proprietary connector I've every seen. Worst thing is he had brought an IBM charger, just not the right one, it was the old style round-one they had that that worked with everything for years.
- meritt 8y agoFor what it's worth, my Lenovo X1 Carbon (2017 model) the only method to charge is via USB-C.