Why you don't want a USB-C charger for your gaming laptop

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 giving up a lot with the switch.To find out just how much performance you leave behind, PCWorld decided to test a gaming laptop with two popular GaN charger rates you'll run into—60 watts and 100 watts.What is a Gallium Nitride charger? GaN chargers are built using Gallium Nitride, which is far more efficient than conventional silicon-based chargers, allowing manufacturers to greatly reduce the size and weight of the units. It was initially an expensive and rare technology, but it's become far more affordable recently.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3621740/usb-c-charger-why-you-dont-want-one-for-your-gaming-laptop.html#tk.rss_all

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