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Dylan16807
on June 4, 2023
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Do laptop power supplies scare you?
_a_a_a_
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I guess they don't but here remixing a power supply with other things and I don't like the complexity. See my other answer above if that helps explain my concern.
lxgr
on June 4, 2023
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GPUs are arguably much more complex and have been using much more than 100 W for a while now.
_a_a_a_
on June 5, 2023
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But they're not exactly cheap commodity items like USB cables.
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Laptop plugs and wires are significantly beefier than average cable
Dylan16807
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Average USB cable? Not in my experience. And between my laptop power and USB cables, it's a laptop power cable that's the thinnest.
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