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• ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Money, it’s hard to beat a barrel jack when it comes to economies of scale

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And durability.

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    • radix@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have a not-that-old work laptop with a single usb-c charge port (for the dock) and the connection sucks. Thankfully that one also has a barrel port for power only.

      I hate that my new one is usb-c only. I’m moving between locations often enough that long-term durability is a concern having to plug/unplug that one all the time. I’d much rather it was an extra few mm thicker and have a charge port I’ll never have to worry about.

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• shortable@feddit.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My laptop has the barrel charger and 100w type c, but the type c isn’t enough power to run the gpu

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  • Toes@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a goofy design choice.

    The standard is capable of 240w

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    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Pretty much every modern laptop runs on 20v internally so USB Cs 100w was super easy to switch to. To get 240w you need to intake 48v and then convert that down to the 20v ish that laptops crave.

      The framework 16 is the only laptop I know of that runs on the new spec. MacBooks will do 140w via MagSafe, and the new ThinkPad P1 does it over actual USB C. But almost nothing uses the new spec yet. Given more time I’m sure it will be more popular.

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    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Only in the latest USB revisions, which are fairly recent

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• adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have to admit I’m pretty ignorant in low-end laptops.

  Business class laptops tend to be able to charge at 100W over USB-C, but often have a dedicated charging port as well (Magsafe for Apple, rectangular charge port for Lenovo, for example).

  For any laptop that draws 100W or less, I believe they’re required to charge over USB-C in the EU. Barrel jack is cheaper though, so they can shave a couple of dollars off the price by using it, which could lead to significant profits in increased sales, since most of the competition is using the same basic parts.

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• imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Most new laptops do, aren’t they? I see new laptops having thunderbolt type C or USB4 for a charging/dock port. Havent seen a single proprietary in a while.

  As for PCs, USB4 supports only 240W at max and therefore can not feed a modern decent GPU like 5070ti alone. Finding 240W PD charger is also a major task.

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• EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is why:

  imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards.png

  In reality, every OEM wants you to buy an adapter from THEM and not a universal one because …

  gifdb.com/…/i-like-money-mr-krabs-squidward-kp224…

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