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    Charge skylake xps laptops from usb c?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jeep364, Dec 5, 2015.

  1. jeep364

    jeep364 Notebook Consultant

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    Is this possible? If I have an external battery pack (an older one with a regular usb 2.0 out) and get some kind of usb c cable will it charge?

    Obviously not concerned about running the laptop while charging from such a slow output (like 2.0 A).
     
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    ghtop Notebook Consultant

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    No, they're currently very picky about their power sources. Only Google's 60W Universal USB-C charger seems to work with the XPS 13 9350 for now.

    Apple's 12-inch Macbook allows a trickle charge over USB-C from other chargers, but not Dell (yet?).
     
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    I thought that was coming in the new docking station which should be available in 2016
     
    gr4z, Dec 6, 2015
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    jeep364 Notebook Consultant

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    That's a shame. They advertise the charging through usb c, hopefully its a software fix in the future.

    That said, not really a dealbreaker for me considering my current laptop is 5+ years old ...been out of school a while, but will be going back for some post doc programs and will likely need something that I will have to carry with me at times.
     
    jeep364, Dec 6, 2015
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