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Dell USB-C 65W AC Adapter with 1 Meter Power Cord - $34.99 - Free Shipping @ Dell AU

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I was looking for a second charger to leave at home and found this one on the dell website for about the same as some on amazon (of dubious quality).
Model: 450-ALKQ - shows up on Mwave as 65W, so not sure why it is listed as "60W" on the dell website, probably to tier better next to their 90W and 120W offerings.

Ordered 1 last night, will update when it arrives.

EDIT: Invoice issued after purchase from Dell lists the charger as 65W NOT 60W, I have updated the post to reflect this. Thanks to snuffypot11 for drawing my attention to this :)

First post, no clue what else to add

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  • +1

    Probably no PPS………

  • -1

    How does this one go with s22 ultra

    • +88

      Can't make calls on the charger. And no camera.

    • +2

      Fast Charge only, No super fast charge on my Note 20 Ultra.

  • +5

    From the last time this was posted, keep in mind the charging modes on this charger don't have mobiles in mind. So you may not get full fast charging. Perfect for a laptop though.

    • +4

      Need to check the outputs on this one; my previous dell charger could only run at either 5V or 20V, meaning if your device doesn't support PD 20v then you would be slow charging at 5V 1A

      • FWIW - my Pixel 6 shows fast charging on my 45W Dell USB-C charger.

        • Are you able to list the output voltages/amps on the back of the charger for reference

  • What about Steam Deck? Does anyone here have the privilege to try it with that, does it work fine?

  • What does the back look like?
    Does it need a power cable or power plug on the back?

    • +1

      Most likely an IEC 60320 C5 connector, that's what is on my current dell charger.

    • Yes.Looks like a 3 prong power cable in the back.This is not a compact device and no PPS. Hard pass.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX2R8alYogc

      • +1

        Keep in mind the Youtube video is a tear-down of their newer GAN charger with a detachable USB-C Cable. I doubt the charger I posted is GAN, and yeah most likely no PPS - but I only plan on using it with my laptop anyway

        • +1

          but I only plan on using it with my laptop anyway

          For anyone else thinking of doing the same, keep in mind that means when you travel you'll have to bring a second charger. If you bought a charger that can work with phones as well, that's one less thing to bring.

          I personally much prefer a GAN charger as they're more compact and plug straight into the wall which means I don't have to pack a thick chunky mains cable.

          • @eug: This works fine with my phone.

      • +6

        People do realise this is designed to be a laptop charger, right?

        • +1

          The days of using and lugging a large charger just for charging your laptop are over.

          I have a heymix/zyron/minix 66w charger which is compact and has 3 ports and supports PPS and I can charge all my devices with it.

          • +3

            @techno2000: Or you just buy one of these Dell chargers and leave it at home 🤷🏼‍♂️

            You don't need to carry any charger, compact or large, if you keep one at home and one at work !

          • @techno2000: I’d be taking a spare purely because one of those cheapie chargers are likely to crap out on you.

            Every hey mix charger I’ve bought has died within a couple of months. Total trash.

      • +1

        The nice things about these Dell chargers are they're earthed (third pin on the power cable), so no buzzing or strange side effects with things like the touchpad.

    • +4

      It states that "Comes bundled with 1meter power cord"
      This power cord would be a 240V 3 leaf clover connector that connects to the end of the powerpack.

  • Will it work on any laptop with usb-c charging?
    My Lenovo laptop charger is 65W.

    • +1

      I use Dell chargers with my Lenovo laptop. Weirdly Lenovo Charger + Dell Laptop doesnt work, keyboard goes weird on Dell Laptop. But Lenovo laptop works fine with Dell charger

      • +1

        I haven't run into that, very strange. What do you mean exactly? Does the keyboard get re-mapped, or is sometimes unresponsive, or something else?

        • +4

          If it didn't happen, I almost wouldn't believe it because I don't understand how the two are related, but the keyboard becomes insanely laggy.

          Any keypresses are registered late, like 1-3 seconds late, and it does not register all keystrokes. Unplug the charger and it goes back to normal, literally instantly. It is so bizarre!

      • +3

        Yes, I'd believe this. USB-C PD chargers have started to introduce proprietary protocols and other authentication mechanisms to prevent "unauthorised chargers". Lenovo has been known to use proprietary protocols in their USB-C PD chargers.

        Samsung put out this media release a few years ago that has a diagram showing at high-level how the technology generally works:

        https://semiconductor.samsung.com/newsroom/news/fast-chargin…

        • +1

          This is such a PITA, there is a USB-C PD spec to design and manufacture to - Adding additional/proprietary "authentication" is just anti-consumer :(

      • Mmm curious. The Lenovo USB-C charger for our E14 works with:
        * Dell Latitude 7290
        * Dell Latitude 5285 2-in-1 tablet

    • It will charge it, but you could run into a weird thing when restarting (unsure) - I had problems with my X1C G6 - when restarting on a 45W charger it would stay on a screen complaining about the power supply being underrated until you hit enter - not sure if that'll be an issue with a nominally 60W charger…

  • Shame doesn't come with a car adapter as well

  • Would this run an inspiron 5505? Want to maximise room in my notebook bag for work travel. Or is there anything like a wall plugin USB charger that would be powerful enough to run it without having to carry the brick and cord around. Like a phone charger but capable of charging the notebook.

    • it should be supported, but from a quick scan of the technical documentation I didn't see it explicitly mention the ability to charge via-USB-C. Happy to be wrong though.

    • should be, my inspiron 7300 2-in-1 can take usb-c charge although it does not say on dell tech info

  • +3

    You can always get a USB C dell dock for home use as well for about $59 minus any eBay deals

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/192798231221

  • Would this work with a Dell XPS 15 9560? Seems to be quite low wattage for that?

    • It's compatible, just not optimal - if your XPS consumes over 65W when running hard it will draw power from the battery as well. When at idle or off the battery will charge no worries, albeit more slowly than a higher wattage charger. This is probably not the charger for you unless you don't mind slow charging.

  • +1

    Thank you OP. Just ordered one as I started a new job with Dell laptop and they gave me only one charger between work and home. Perfect timing.

    • consider getting a gan charger

    • +1

      Typical corporate IT penny pinching. One of the cheapest things a company can do to make their employee's lives a little better. Not nop, we would rather give the CEO a super computer gaming rig and a multi-million dollar bonus.

      • You can just use the charger that comes with your personal laptop. Less e-waste.

        • Why not use my personal computer itself? Even cheaper for the company yeah?

          • @bigbadboogieman: You missed the point. That's the whole point of having a Universal standard of the USB C plug. No more proprietary barrel style chargers that we used to deal with back in the day. Now it's just USB C. Sometimes i just charge my macbook pro with my Samsung 25watt charger (while it's sleeping), or use my macbook pro charger to charge my phone.

            Yes you may argue that it's cheaper for the company but it's also better for the environment. Sort of like phone manufacturers not including charging bricks anymore when buying a new phone.

            • @nomadspartan: Yeah you missed the point too. Until the "universal" standard is applied, we are all stuck with different non sense charging ports. But my point was regarding cheapskate corporate culture and not charging ports.

              • @bigbadboogieman: Yeah, I guess if you're using an old laptop that doesn't charge via USB C, then you will be inconvenienced with only a single charger. But I I reckon the vast majority of people won't be in your position.

                • @nomadspartan: My company recently issued me a new HP laptop with a round pin. Also you're still missing the point. What if I have a desktop at home? The cheapest possible thing a company can do is issue 2 chargers because people for WFH alot now.

                  • @bigbadboogieman: Does it have thunderbolt ports? Or at least USB C ports that support charging? If not, then I guess the company you work for really pinches their pennies.

                    • @nomadspartan: Surprisingly it is one of the biggest IT consulting firms in the world if not the biggest. All a bunch of penny pinchers.

                      • @bigbadboogieman: There are two types of people in this world, and one of them will force themselves through misery because they don’t want to spend 2c on something because it’s ‘for work’.

                        If a 2nd charger is really going to change your life and make living so much easier, pay $40 and buy one for youself!

                        • @opilot87: Yeah it still doesn't negate my argument. There are alot of different types of people not just two.

  • What about using this for Dell laptop that need 45W? Laptop will draw 45W or 60W will destroy my poor lappy?

    • +5

      It will only draw what it needs. So 45W max.

      • Thanks Clear

    • It will be fine, 60W is the maximum the power supply is rated to provide, but it can provide less power with no issues.

      As an example when my laptop is plugged in and running with the battery fully charged it only uses around 10W - The charging/power circuitry in the laptop regulates how much power it pulls from the power supply, the rating of the power supply just stipulates the Maximum amount of power it is rated to supply so the laptop won't try to pull more than that.

      • -5

        It deeply concerns me that our education system doesn't instill either this knowledge directly, or an absolutely basic level of critical thinking skills that would lead you to the same conclusion.

        • +2

          If your device needs a 20v 50w supply, only the wattage is a maximum number.
          You can use a 100w supply, and your device will only draw 50w.

          Critical thinking skills don't help you know that
          this only applies to the wattage - the voltage requirement is an absolute number.
          You cannot use a 240v supply and assume your device will only draw 20v…

          (note that USB C negotiates the power requirement though, so you can in fact connect a 20v USB C supply to a 12v device without breaking it - it just won't charge if it cannot negotiate the voltage it needs)

          • @Nom: Agreed, it's not for want of critical thinking, it's just niche knowledge - I only know a bit about this kind of thing from dabbling around with electronics and computers a fair bit.

          • -1

            @Nom: Critical thinking will have you realise your phone runs just fine once fully charged despite being still plugged into the charger.

            Almost like phones can regulate their external consumption.

        • It deeply concerns me you think that chargers have always worked this way and that you think you used critical thinking to know this.

      • so for an old phone, just 10w-20w?

  • Thought it's a coffee grinder bellow. :D

  • Don't get why these all cap out at 60/65W.

    Need one for the 2017 macbook pro and it needs 75W.

    Used a few 60/65W chargers on my lenovo too and it gives that warning the 60/65W charger isn't enough.

    Lenovo proper charger is 65W so not sure if it is a chip thing or the samsung 65W charger isn't really 65W, even though it says that port is 65W specifically.

    • +2

      You've answered your own question.

    • A lot of consumer electronics are based on a base/OEM proven/engineered design, that sometimes people go to a bare minimum of effort on top of to add a feature/different port/ slightly better spec component. A lot.

      Getting regulatory approval for a rebadged OEM design is simple. Drop-shipper-esque "brands" don't want to take the risk on ordering 5000x units of "x' that might not pass, and/or pay for the certification themselves.

    • My Macbook Pro 16inch 2019 model accepts charge from my 25watt Samsung Charger, without any warning messages. I've only experienced warning messages on Windows laptops.

    • You won’t have any issues charging your MacBook Pro with a 65W charger.

      Heck a 30W charger is enough to slowly charge my 2021 16-inch MBP while in (light) use and it included a 140W one!

    • +1

      Don't get why these all cap out at 60/65W.

      It's because 60W is highest allowed under the USB PD charging specs for use with non-certified cables (i.e. without a e-marker chip).

      Need one for the 2017 macbook pro and it needs 75W.

      Well, how else will Apple get you to buy their 85W charger? ;)

      Used a few 60/65W chargers on my lenovo too and it gives that warning the 60/65W charger isn't enough.

      Are you using a good cable? Cables that are too long or with wires that are too thin will have too much voltage drop.

      • Using a 2m Apple usb c cable

        It’s the Lenovo laptop that doesn’t like the satechi or Samsung 65w chargers

        MacBook bro is fine with whatever

  • Thought this was a bellows attachment for a coffee grinder and got excited

  • +2

    Be aware if you would like to fast charge your existing PD devices as some of those PC UBS-C adaptors dont have the full support to every voltage. Some of them only have 20V and 5V lacking of 12V and 9V if that's important to you.

  • +1

    Thanks! Just ordered a bunch for work.
    After my order was confirmed by DELL, the description shown in my order has updated to show 65W instead of 60W

  • Will it be faster for s22ultra compared to stock 25w charger?

    • There is no way of definitively knowing without testing it, sorry. It would be compatible though.

      • Without PPS, it will only charge at 18w

        Samsung super fast charging is 25w and Superfast charging 2.0 is 45w although there is not much difference in charging times especially if you are charging 50% to 100%

  • +1

    I use my smart phone charger (65W PD) to power up my laptop, no issues at all. This thing is way too chunky.

    • +1

      Exactly.Its 2022. Why should we use these chunky things?

  • Will this work fine with a MBA M1? The apple charger it comes with causes buzzing on shell and touchpad

    • +1

      Yep, writing this reply from an Apple MBP M1 with that charger attached. Assuming it's the identical PSU, it's got a little white light LED on the connector that lights up too, when it's powered up. Can also charge recent iPad Pros (with USB C connector), and other similar devices (bike lights, Logitech mice with USB C) etc. too.

      Yep, I get similar buzzing on my Mac laptops from the OEM Apple PSUs.

    • +3

      Is it just a two prong duckhead?
      https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204178 / https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202114

      I think people may get the 'buzz' as it's not earthed.
      If you get a three prong cable (https://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/MK122X/A/power-adapter…) it should be earthed and be no tingle.

      • +3

        Thanks. It was the two prong. I just ordered the three prong extension. No idea why Apply dont just include a three prong cable in the first place

      • +1

        THIS re chargers. Made the mistake of buying a decent powerful charger with PD, a number of ports, etc. for my XPS but because it is only 2 pronged, there is a buzz/static when touching given it is not earthed (rookie mistake).

  • Thanks OP. Ordered 2. Good to have extra charges around the house. Also these are mighty quick to charge my Pixel 4a 5G. Cheers

  • Damn - good find! Rare as hen's teeth trying to find a decent proper USB-C charger that's high quality / meets usual standards etc.

  • I am looking for 130 usb-c adaptor, what was the history lowest price?

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