Since my chargers plug directly into the wall, and use removeable usb c to usb c cables… packing bulk is greatly reduced vs the power brick that shipped with my dells. I have a 100w usb C PD brick that is under 2.75″ x 2.75″ x 1.25″. That really depends on the power requirements. Posted in laptops hacks Tagged brick, charger, laptop, power supply, USB C, wall wart Post navigation If you’re interested in laptop hacking, or even if you just want to harvest the goodies from a defunct machine, check out this guide to laptop anatomy by our own. Either way, it sure beats lugging a brick around. The end result is pretty slick - can now carry a much more compact USB wall-wart-style charger, or eschew the charger altogether and rely on public USB charging stations. The whole modification process is in the video below. It looked like it was going to be pretty sloppy at first, but he ended up doing a pretty neat job in the end.
Mounting the board required a 3D printed bracket, while enlarging the original hole in the side of the laptop case took some cringe-inducing work with a file. We’ve seen similar modifications made to Thinkpads in the past, and it’s good to see the process isn’t that far removed with other brands.Īfter popping open the laptop, which is always an adventure in reverse mechanical engineering, he found that removing the OEM charger jack left just enough room for the USB-C charger. Tired of the charger anchoring down his HP X360, realized that he could harvest the PCB from a USB-C charger adapter dongle and embed it inside his laptop. That’s what did when he hacked his laptop to allow for USB-C charging.
But then they throw in the charger, which ends up being a huge brick with wire attached to it, and call it a day.ĭoes it have to be that way? Probably, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try to slim down the overall footprint of laptops at least a little. Manufacturers go to great lengths to make the slimmest, lightest, whatever-est laptops possible, and the engineering that goes into doing so is truly amazing. At their best, laptops are a compromise design.
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