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Dart: The World's Smallest Laptop Charger

Sep 29, 2017

I am somewhat doubtful about the " Compatible with 95 % " statement. Dell for example (and many other top brands) has a proprietary chip in the charger which identifies it as a "genuine" item. Any generic power supply will not charge my laptop (XPS13).
You might need to hack it, if you are handy: https://hackaday.com/2014/03/03/hacking-dell-laptop-charger-identification/

Sep 29, 2017

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NYhoosier

Sep 29, 2017

raulishtaBy chance, just got one of these for the wife earlier this week. To test I put it on an older Dell Studio 13 with an i7, other than requiring 95 watts of power, it worked fine. When the machine started, it recognized a lesser power supply and gave a message/choice of internally adjusting - worked fine. Charging was slow while using it, but nonetheless, it worked. Would not be a replacement in this case but certainly an acceptable travel/backup solution.
It's actually a slick little device. However, directly from the company (with a discount code stated on front page) it is the same cost. Not a deal IMO.

Sep 29, 2017

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raulishta

Sep 29, 2017

NYhoosierThanks for the info. However my doubt is not about the power, but actually Dell's security "feature" which makes newer laptops (maybe a newer model than yours) not charge unless the adapter has a proprietary chip identifying it as Dell genuine. There is no explanation on the product page about whether this protection is circumvented by Dart (I highly doubt it), and for this reason I am out.

Sep 29, 2017

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