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Is it just me or are the size benefits of GaN power supplies overblown? The 100w GaN type-c charger for my new laptop is less than ten percent lighter than the
by causality0 4y ago
Is it just me or are the size benefits of GaN power supplies overblown? The 100w GaN type-c charger for my new laptop is less than ten percent lighter than the 100w charger for my decade-old Dell, while being six times more expensive to replace.
- ed25519FUUU 4y agoIsn’t it a lot smaller (not lighter) though? I think the main benefits are size and efficiency, not weight.
- causality0 4y agoIt might be about thirty percent smaller by volume. It's not any more convenient to carry around because instead of being a candy bar shape it's perfectly square and actually wider than the old one. While not related to it being a GaN charger, it being a permanently attached type-c connector is a recipe for disaster considering how much more delicate it is than a traditional laptop charger. I'm probably going back to a ThinkPad for my next laptop and the charger connector is not an insignificant reason why.