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Charger (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Wonderful-Eye-71@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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Should i buy a third party charger? What would you recommend If yes

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[–] Grand-Pudding6040@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Yes you should, be sure it's has good reviews and is reliable. The stock charger.... huh.... sometimes, just doesn't work. I have to do a whole ritual of disconnecting the USB-C cable or if it is sever, I have to disconnect the power side of as well.

[–] Buo-renLin@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Any chargers that complies with the PD specifications and also supports the major wattage draw from the Framework laptop should do.

[–] MrFish114@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Which FW did you buy? I have a preorder for the FW16 with graphics module and couldn't find a 180W usb-c charger. A 100W would work for me if I'm just web browsing or watching videos, but if I want to game at all I assume the 100W charger wouldn't cut it.

[–] T900Kassem@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I wanted to get a Ugreen one when I got my ram and storage but Micro Center ran out 😔

[–] wordfool@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I have Anker 65W and 100W GAN charger and both should work fine with the FW13 although one reviewer reported that a 65W charger (FW's own) cannot keep up with power consumption during intensive tasks so the laptop keeps flipping between AC and battery power. General consensus seems to be get a 100W charger to be safe, especially considering they're not much bigger than 65W ones.