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Re:Mac Mini M1 Mod to Receive Power over Ethernet Instead of... by dreamcompiler on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:50AM (#36971692)
That's where USB-C PD is nice. It's all DC at several different voltages the recipient can request. The only downside is it's not quite powerful enough for many desktop PCs, but it's getting better.
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Re:Mac Mini M1 Mod to Receive Power over Ethernet Instead of... by twoodfin on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:06AM (#36971907)
Pretty much expect the Mini to end up this way within a few generations. Somebody in the Mac team really hates wall warts, but given all their other hardware is going USB-C one would think they’d want to standardize & eliminate the space/heat of the internal power supply.
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