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.

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    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!

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      2 months ago

      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 60 45 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 the 60 45 W or more at whatever voltage the chargers provide.

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      2 months ago

      My laptop can do 240W over USB-C, I’m just waiting for a charger that can do it with a modular cable