Look for "slim tip to usb c adapter"

On Fri, Jul 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM William Park via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
My laptop, T450, has 2 batteries, one of which is dead.  Instead of
getting a new battery, I chose a cheaper solution... 3 Lenovo power
supplies throughout the house.  So, if I get a new laptop, I have to get
rid of all the old stuffs?  :-(

On 2026-07-03 10:56, Lennart Sorensen via Talk wrote:
> Having finally received my warranty replacement laptop (took 3.5 months
> due to parts not getting delivered from intel, specifically CPUs.
> How I hate this stupid AI craze.) I noticed the replacement now has
> USB-C for the power connector rather than a proprietary lenovo plug.
> Given the power requirements I remember them having in the past that
> seemed like a low since I thought 100W was the maximum (20V at 5A),
> but no it turns out they support 28V, 36V and 48V these days, and this
> power supply supports up to 28V, so 140W.  That's impressive.  I guess
> the days of proprietary power supplies might actually be numbered.
>

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