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I could be wrong, but IIRC there is a limit on how much power can be delivered over USB-C that is arguably easy to hit for powerful laptops. Perhaps that's one
by manaskarekar 7y ago
I could be wrong, but IIRC there is a limit on how much power can be delivered over USB-C that is arguably easy to hit for powerful laptops.
Perhaps that's one reason among others.
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Edit: Could the downvoter explain the downvote please?
Edit2: Quick googling tells me USB Type C supports upto 100W power delivery [1], while an example laptop, such as X1 Extreme Gen 2 can go up to 129W of power draw under load [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Power
[2] https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Extreme-2019-Laptop-Review-The-second-generation-of-Lenovo-s-premier-multimedia-laptop-has-gotten-worse.453860.0.html#toc-power-management-the-4k-panel-affects-battery-life https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Extreme-201...
- lonelappde 7y agoThat just means you can't use such a laptop under near peak load while the battery is empty or absent.