Charging your laptop is something that you have to do often to take advantage of its portability. But unlike your phone's compact adapter, laptop chargers are usually bulky. While some newer laptops ...

The charger is one of the most vital components of a laptop because without it, the laptop becomes unusable in a matter of hours. Because a typical laptop charger is also subject to much abuse from ...

At work we have 10 laptops that charge through their USB-C ports (Lenovo yoga). I want to use 1 hub to charge all (or at least multiple) of the laptops at the same time, instead of plugging 10 power ...

We’ve all been there before. You get to your desk at work, pull out your laptop, and dig your hand to the bottom of your bag only to find nothing. You forgot your charger at home. Again. There’s ...

Viral MacBook vs Windows charger debate misses reality as most modern Windows laptops already ship with compact USB-C adapters.

New technology will let phones closely control any USB charger. Also at CES: Authentication helps block USB chargers from frying your laptop. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

An interesting article in Slate by Jacob Leibenluft the other day asks a simple question: Do you save more energy keeping your laptop plugged in during use, or should you use your charger only after ...

Beware of gaming laptop makers pushing USB-C chargers. While these smaller Gallium Nitride (GaN) units are called alternatives to the honking-big power bricks such laptops usually come with, you’re ...

There’s perhaps nothing harder to throw away than a good power supply. Whether it’s the classic “wall wart” whose mate has long since been misplaced or a beefy ATX you pulled out of a trashed computer ...