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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by anthonyskipper on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:36PM (#23479805)
Try mining cryptocurrency, running prime95, playing fps shooters, or even dota on high settings. You will notice the battery draining while plugged in. You also see it if you are on an airplane, but that is usually because the charger tries to pull too much and overheats and gives up ghost. Macbooks have underpowered chargers.
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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by djrogers on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:12PM (#23480256)
> Macbooks have underpowered chargers.

My 16” shipped with a 96 watt charger, and I’ve not seen a laptop with a higher powered one. I’d have to contend with that assertion.

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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by krzyk on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:33PM (#23480486)
I had 180W for my old HP laptop, and recently ~135W (or 170W) for Thinkpad W541.

<100W adapters were mostly for potato laptops, until USB-C came into picture which supported up to 100W and now manfucaturers adapted (and probably wait for 200W PD).

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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @03:01PM (#23480770)
Newer Dells pull 180W from a paired USB-C dock connector.
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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by krzyk on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @05:25PM (#23482317)
Nice to see workarounds.

I must say that I love that I just plug out the laptop power adapter and plug it into my phone (or mouse) and it charges. Even when it comes with lower performance of the laptop.

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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:52PM (#23480682)
Are all other laptops you've seen potato? My Dell XPS 15", 130 watts.
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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by robotnikman on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:13PM (#23481534)
My current Dell laptop uses a 240 watt charger
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Re:Pinetab – 10.1″ Linux Tablet with Detached Backlit Keyboard by The_Colonel on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:19PM (#23481589)
ThinkPad P73 has 230 Watt charger.
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