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The power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the notebook?
2023-01-09      Views:51


These two years in the notebook market, the blue factory was beaten by the red factory, graphics card upgrades as usual, it seems to be quite calm, except occasionally because of the frenzy, the game book out of stock so that players scream.


CPU, GPU, RAM, and SSD are all being upgraded as usual, while changes occurring in the peripheral configuration of the notebook are also in the dark. For example, biometric, multi-speaker, touch screen, high brush, and the interface brings more far-reaching changes, previously only Intel's CPU support Thunderbolt protocol, this year AMD also catch up, CPU support USB4 interface.

These high-spec transfer protocols need to be coupled with the USB-C interface to bring out their strength, so in the last two years laptops have started to be configured with a full-featured USB-C interface, which includes a charging function, and it's always good to have fewer holes open.

The USB-C plug charger that comes with it is one for each machine? Will the mix burn the laptop? Here's a quick overview of these laptops.

What is the PD charging protocol?
If you open the details page of any laptop that supports USB-C interface charging, you will see a similar description that supports 100W PD charging. Those of you who are familiar with us are certainly not unfamiliar with the PD protocol, so here's a little introduction for those of you who don't know much about it.

PD is currently the most common fast charging protocol standard, supporting voltage 5V-20V, current 1.5A-5A, etc., up to 20V5A 100W fast charging power. USB PD, known as USB Power Delivery, is a fast charging protocol standard introduced by the authoritative organization USB-IF, which aims to unify the specifications of fast charging technology and is supported by various technology giants. The USB PD fast charging protocol is based on the USB-C charging interface, so the two complement each other and are rapidly gaining popularity in the market.

The standard charger for laptops
PD fast charging is the protocol for charging, USB-C is the physical interface, the two together create laptops can be charged using PD chargers.

At present, laptops are mainly divided into two camps, Windows and Mac, of which Windows computers have Lenovo, Huawei and other brands of products equipped with USB-C interface and support PD fast charging, theoretically speaking, as long as the use of chargers supporting PD fast charging can be charged for notebooks.

On the Mac side, Apple has equipped its laptops with a USB-C interface and support for PD fast charging protocol as early as 2015, and has developed a series of PD fast charging chargers around PD fast charging in the following years.

So the question is, can a laptop's original PD charger charge other laptops properly?

Test section
Can they be used to charge each other? Theoretically yes, but ultimately, the actual test data will prevail.

MacBook laptops
The power is not the same, will mixing chargers burn the laptop? -Charginghead.com

Apple launched the new 16-inch MacBook Pro in 2021, and in terms of charging, it is also the first time to carry a 140W GaN charger that supports PD3.1 fast charging protocol, which can provide up to 140W charging power when charging the MacBook Pro 16 2021.

Power is not the same, mixed chargers will burn the notebook? -ChargingHead.com

As for this 140W PD gallium nitride charger can it charge other devices to use? BONwork also reviewed it, in fact, look, Apple 140W gallium nitride charger can not only charge other laptops, but also for tablets and cell phones.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -ChargingHead.com

In turn, looking at the MacBook Pro 16 2021, ChargingHead.com actually tested dozens of chargers with power ranging from 20W-130W, all of which can charge laptops normally.

Windows Notebooks
Apple has equipped its MacBook with a USB PD fast charging system for the first time since 2015, and now all of its laptops are equipped with USB-C ports and support PD fast charging, while the other camp of Windows-end laptops are also starting to popularize PD fast charging on a large scale.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -ChargingHead.com

BON got this Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 14 2021 is equipped with two USB-C interface, both support Thunderbolt 4 transmission protocol, and support PD fast charging, the package comes with a 65W all-in-one PD charger, from the above picture can be seen using the original 65W PD charger for Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 14 2021 charging, the power is about 60W.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -ChargingHead.com

In addition to the BONwork also used dozens of different power PD chargers for Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 14 charging, you can see that almost all can normally charge the laptop.

The power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -Charginghead.com

Xiaomi released the Xiaomi Notebook Pro 15.6″ GTX version in August 2018, which comes with an 8th generation Core processor, GTX 1050 MAX-Q discrete graphics card and strong performance. Strong performance is destined to be supported by high-powered energy, according to past experience are equipped with a brick general power adapter, but fortunately for Xiaomi this notebook supports USB-C power supply, Xiaomi also configured it with a portable USB-C PD charger, the power reached a high of 90W.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the notebook? -Charginghead.com

When using the Xiaomi 90W PD charger to charge the Xiaomi Notebook Air 13.3-inch Quad Core Plus, the KM001C tester showed a voltage of 20.08V, a current of 2.65A, and a power of 53.4W, successfully turning on PD fast charging.

Power is not the same, mixed charger will burn the laptop? -Charginghead.com

PD fast charging service is available for laptops, and the same can be done for mobile power. The above figure shows a power of 19.9V 4.44A 88.42W when charging a mobile power, which has reached the maximum output power of the charger.

Dell is one of the world's largest notebook brands, Dell has developed a variety of corresponding chargers for different notebooks, BONwork has disassembled 30W, 45W, 65W, 90W, 130W and other Dell PD chargers, they all have the advantages of compact size, high power, support universal PD fast charging.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -ChargingHeads.com

This charger is also a PD charger developed by Dell for its notebook products, which supports up to 130W output power with an integrated USB-C extension cable.

This charger for Dell notebooks fast charging compatibility naturally needless to say, 130W power can also meet the fast charging needs of most office books.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the notebook? -ChargingHeads.com

In addition to Dell notebooks, BONwork also tested the fast charging support for other laptops, the actual test for Lenovo, Huawei, Apple's fast charging compatibility are very good, can be triggered normally fast charging.

Power is not the same, mixed with the charger will burn the laptop? -Charginghead.com

This Huawei MateBook also supports USB PD fast charging, equipped with a USB-C fast charging interface, and comes with a 65W PD charger in the package.

The power is not the same, will the mixed charger burn the laptop? -Charginghead.com

Using Huawei 65W PD charger to charge Huawei MateBook can naturally be charged with a power of around 60W in PD fast charging state.

The power is not the same, will the mixed charger burn the laptop? -ChargingHeads.com

Can Huawei MateBook 13 be charged using other PD chargers? The answer is yes, using Apple 61W PD charger to charge the laptop with a power of 20.30V 2.81A 57.1W.

Test section summary
Can the notebook use non-original PD charger charging, as well as the notebook original charger can charge other devices, if the old player, naturally do not have to think much, test this part of the content is more for some notebook PD fast charging white users present, the actual test is of course no problem.

Summary
Now it's 2022, more and more notebooks are equipped with USB-C interface and support PD fast charging, USB IF organization has adjusted the power limit of USB PD fast charging to 240W, which means that even some 100W+ or even 200W+ gaming notebooks have great hope to use the PD charger.

More and more notebooks are starting to come with PD chargers as standard, and the support for PD fast charging in notebooks also brings new life to the third-party accessory market, and gives users more options to buy some PD chargers for backup, both for the industry as a whole and for consumers.
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