News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on New Dell XPS 13 developer edition now available. Parent comment

Re:New Dell XPS 13 developer edition now available by PascLeRasc on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @07:07PM (#18984621)
USB 2.0 specifies a maximum of 20AWG wire width for power transmission, which would limit you to 1.5A for charging.

http://sdphca.ucsd.edu/lab_equip_manuals/usb_20.pdf

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New Dell XPS 13 developer edition now available by habitue on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:18PM (#18985680)
We're talking about usb-2.0 data over usb-c cable. It'll still have the power delivery of usb-c
[ Parent | on HN ]