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		glowingly on Aug 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not ... My Thinkpad, depending on BIOS revision, will trickle charge from a 5V1A charger. Not great, but not horrible. I know Vaio used to advertise that as a feature.

vladvasiliu on Aug 7, 2022 [–]

That's a great feature.

When I got a new HP laptop with USB-C charging a few years back, I hoped it would support that, too. It didn't. My current one doesn't, either.

copperx on Aug 8, 2022 | [–]

My MacBook Air M1 can, although I only tested it with a 2.xA charger, not a 1A charger.

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