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Re:HP made a laptop slightly thicker to add 3 hours of batte... by bergie on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @07:04PM (#13314489)
The reviews for that product have some numbers: https://www.anker.com/products/A1371012

I'm working from a tablet these days, so has been a while I've charged a laptop with it, but I've seen both the MacBook and the new MBP charge from it.

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Re:HP made a laptop slightly thicker to add 3 hours of batte... by voltagex_ on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:25PM (#13315181)
>Note: Not compatible with SONY Xperia XZ, Google Pixel, Dell XPS 12 9250 (2015), Dell XPS 15 (9550), Dell XPS 13 (9350) or HP Spectre x2

I'm assuming that means it won't do the 20v output that's required for the listed devices. Sigh.

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Re:HP made a laptop slightly thicker to add 3 hours of batte... by criddell on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @08:28PM (#13314932)
> I'm working from a tablet these days

How's that going?

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