Just curious if anyone has had experience on Powerbanks for laptops.
I can see that you can buy online.
I have a Dell Latitude which does has UBS-C input and also standard charge cable. So, either should work.
Kogan sell this which could potentially work: https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-20000-mah-18w-pd-power-ba…
Just seeing anyone has experience and also if they able to full charge? Just curious if i can get 2-4 hours of work.
What's the type-c charging spec on your laptop? You may find it won't provide enough current to charge while the laptop is on.
I use a Cygnett 45w 20,000mah battery pack - charges my Dell XP fine.
https://www.cygnett.com/products/20-000mah-usb-c-power-bank-…
+1 I have the Cygnett 27k. Charged my XPS 13 & X1 Carbon.
Thanks. Its pretty expensive though. So, it provides on full charge?
Just wait for a sale, I rarely buy electronic items at full price ;)
I bought my power pack for around $83.
I can charge my laptop and two smartphones simultaneously, which is great as then we only need to carry one pack between my wife and I when we travel.
Dell has a number of Power Companions for their laptops.
Here is one example from their website - https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-notebook-power-bank-plu…
If your laptop utilises USB-PD over USB-C, then you're in luck. If your laptop simply uses a USB-C cable to charge using a fixed voltage & current as per a traditional laptop charger, then your mileage will vary, but you certainly wont get the same charge efficiency.
The power bank you linked to however, only provides 18W power output, which is well below spec of any laptop i've come across. In most cases, as a few users have said, it WILL charge the laptop, but very slowly in comparison to the wall charger. T
ake a look at your wall charger and it's power draw - It will likely be somewhere in the 40-100w rang, where most laptops fall.
You'd be better off grabbing one of the banks below, which provide upto 86W via USB-PD.
https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-26800-mah-power-bank-pro-102w-pd-and-qc-30/
Yes
It might be more efficient to just buy a second battery.