• alvvayson@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That feeling when your laptop overheats because the USB port is consuming 30 watts. :-/

    Already, I need to place a desk fan pointed on my laptop to keep it cool when it’s connected to the docking station via USB.

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      1 year ago

      Is your dock powered by your laptop? I didn’t even know this was possible, all docks I’ve seen have their own power supply and actually offer PD to the connected device, not the other way around.

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        1 year ago

        I have an Aukey dock and an Anker dock and they both work both ways. When there’s no power supply connected to it, power is drawn from the laptop. When there is a power supply, my laptop gets charged instead.