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Re:You Need a Personal Laptop by Scoundreller on Sunday September 19, 2021 @03:48AM (#28582503)
> as one oldshool laptop and they use the same usb-c charger

Be careful with this. My MacBook Air will charge off anything, including a 5V battery bank. My Dell won’t charge off anything less than 18V over USB-C.

Got caught in a bind once when I brought my “slow” charger thinking that would be fine for light use on a trip away. It was not.

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Re:You Need a Personal Laptop by nikau on Sunday September 19, 2021 @04:16AM (#28582642)
For sure, I use a lenovo 45Watt as its pretty compact and charges most laptops and phones.
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