Comment on Why are laptop adapters so much larger than phone adapters of same power rating?
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 month ago
GaN is newer technology and more expensive to manufacture. It can power laptops like anything else just in a much smaller package. I have a 65W GaN charger that charges my work laptop while on the go just as quickly as the official brick I leave in the office. You just need to pair it with a USB-PD rated cable that will handle the wattage your laptop requires. In my case, I ended up getting a 240W USB-C JSAUX cable. It’s stiff but does the job.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is the main factor.
The second factor is manufacturer/model specific. Cleaning up the wave after conversion to DC is handled by the power adapter down to +/-5% tolerance for PD, for example. Manufacturers with lower tolerance designs will sometimes move the hardware for any additional refinement of the wave to the power adapter in order to reduce the size of the device.