First proper look on Star Labs' upcoming StarFighter laptop - eviltoast
  • azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using my Thinkpad that only charges over usb-c for 5 years now and the port is still like it was new. Can’t see why this is an issuse, especially that I used to have issues with some barrel port chargers and needed to replace them. On a contrary I now have charger with a plugin so simple that it’s unlikely it will break anytime soon and finding replacement charger is super easy as it is FINALLY a single standard port. I actually have 2 such chargers because of SteamDeck and they both work with both devices. Even if the connector in my laptop broke, there’s second one that I only used few times + replacing it would be easier as it’s not a big deal to find fairly standard connector to be resoldered, and with older laptop chargers there are many different variants of proprietary connectors.

    • tal@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I have a Thinkpad that has both the USB C and the traditional Thinkpad charging port.

      I normally just use the USB C port, but I do like having both available.

      Even if the connector in my laptop broke, there’s second one that I only used few times

      Unless your Thinkpad and mine differ – and maybe they do, given that mine has both the traditional and USB C charging ports, so a total of two – only one of the USB C ports can charge the laptop. On mine, both USB C ports can do USB PD, but one is in/out and the other is out only.