There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.
There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.
Interesting, I’d never trust any USB cable to push anywhere near 100 watts anyway haha good god, the most I ever do is maybe 20w at 5v.
I’ll keep that in mind when buying cables in the future though this is very useful info!
As a point of reference, Lenovo Thinkpad’s have something of a cult following for their reliability and versatility.
My T490s has a USB-C power supply which provides 45w (20v at 2.25a).
The thing is, when docked it’s not only pulling power through that cable, but also network, USB devices, and providing video for 2x monitors in 1920x1080. It’s kind of astonishing to me how much can be crammed in to one little connector. That said, it’s frustrating trying to find a usb cable that works reliably, because as you’d imagine not all USB-C cables support the same specs.
Is the dock USB-C or Thunderbolt?
It’s USB-C.
If you buy a Steam Deck, or the Lenovo laptop I have for work, the only charging options you have are USB C. Their standard chargers put out at least
6045 W, and they aren’t particularly special. In fact, I’m pretty sure 20 W at 5 V won’t be enough to supply these while in use, so you will either be using battery with long charge times in between, using them with battery-assisted power for longer use times until you hit those long charge times, or using the6045 W or more at whatever voltage the chargers provide.The Steam Deck charger is 45W.
While this is handy to know, it doesn’t negate my point.
IIRC the one that came with my OLED model is 65WIt appears I did not remember correctly
I’m looking at the one for my OLED deck right now and it’s labelled as 45W (20V 2.25A).
The ones I’ve seen that go over 45W specifically for the Steam Deck are mini docks with HDMI out and more
My laptop can do 240W over USB-C, I’m just waiting for a charger that can do it with a modular cable
It has a 240w charger but have you checked to see that it’s using all 240w?
Most laptops use (up to) 120w.
It can use almost all of it using the GPU
What’s the make and model of the laptop?
Framework 16
Site says the power adapter is 180w
https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-16-deep-dive---180w-power-adapter