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Comment by ben-schaaf

On the topic of power, I really don't understand how USB-C is supposed to replace charging cables. USB-C is limited to 100W. That's enough for a switch, phone or low power laptop, but if this[0] is anything to go by the 6 core intel laptop CPUs already eats 80W of power. Add an extra 2 cores and you might not even be able to sustain a CPU load without draining the battery. Not to mention much higher power draw GPUs.

My real question here is what's the plan? Because it's not possible to push 200-300W down a USB-C cable.

[0] https://www.techspot.com/review/1847-intel-core-i7-9750h-vs-...

parent ben-schaaf 7 years ago

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