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USB-C charger has stopped working. It
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already had some issues, so I had to use
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some tape because we could start seeing
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the cables inside, and it worked fine
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for years, but lately when I was trying
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to charge, sometimes it did not charge,
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and it was not an electricity issue
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because the TV was working, everything
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else was working on the exact same plug,
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but sometimes it works, sometimes it
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doesn't, so I cannot trust it anymore.
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Anyway, I bought a replacement. We will
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open it now. But first, let's try again
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to charge. So, also, the issue I have is
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it is very heavy. So, on a plugs like
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here in Vietnam, when I plug it,
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sometimes it does not stay in the plug
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because it is too heavy, and it falls,
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and I have to put something under it to
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leave it in position because the the
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charging block is too heavy. It's
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200 g. So, let's check if it is working.
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Now, it is working, but sometimes for no
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reason it stopped working. So, I bought
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around $15, and it is a power delivery.
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I made sure that it has the same
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capabilities. So, here it is a USB
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C up to 70 W maximum, and my current
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Asus official charger is 65 W.
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So, let's unplu- let's um
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unbox this JT uh plug and see if it is
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good. Now, first, let's remove the
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It comes with 2 years warranty. It's up
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to 70 W. I can plug a few devices at the
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same time, but of course, if I plug more
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um the power is spread out, so it will
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two devices charging at 70 W, but it
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will be split between
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uh everything that's plugged in. So,
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here we go. I open this charger.
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And this charger comes with built-in
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USB-C retractable retractable cable. So,
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we have behind the warranty card. No,
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manual. And now let's take it out
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It is kind of hard. Okay, so I bought
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Uh let's see which one is heavier.
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Well, I would say it's actually the more
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or less the same weight. Uh probably 200
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g, but uh give or take. Okay, there is
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more plastic around. I will keep the
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plastic wrap on the side. And here we
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go. We have the USB-C
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cable, but it's retractable. We have one
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and one plug for USB-C. So, USB uh type
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And here we have the cable that can get
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out. So, let's check if it is working.
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Yes, wow. Okay. Well, the cable is not
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very long, so this might be an issue.
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Uh they say how long they say?
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Uh they don't say how long is the cable.
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Okay, 65 cm. So, 1 m.
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Okay, I'm not sure if this is 1 m, but
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if they say it is, I will trust them.
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And now let's check if it is charging.
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Oh, wow. Actually, that is very short.
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That is very short, so let's plug in.
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Yes, the laptop is charging. It is
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working fine. Oh, yeah. The only issue
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that the cable, the built-in cable is
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kind of short, so I'm not sure I would
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uh someone that wants to use it really
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just for the laptop to buy it because
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often um you take your laptop away from
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from the charging port,
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uh from the from the wall plugs, and
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as you can see it's not very easy. Like
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for example here, if I wanted to work on
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now the the cable is very very limited.
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So, I recommend either
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getting your own USB-C cable, a longer
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yeah, or actually even better, just get
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without this built-in
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cable, which is really too
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All right, but for fitting yours, if the
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wall plug does not work anymore, it is a
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And let's see if the cable goes back in.
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And here we go. It is
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It takes less space, which is also good,
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but the cable is shorter. So, here
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Yeah, also the the the pins now are
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going sideways. So, I'm not sure when
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plug will actually totally stop working.
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Now it already happened a few times.
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It doesn't work anymore, and here we go.
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So, the new charger is clearly smaller.
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It takes less space, so it's better for
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travel, but not ideal because the
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cable built-in cable is too short. So,
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better to travel with your own USB-C
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cable if you are using that, especially
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to charge your laptop because you most
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likely will have your laptop far away
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from the charging port. At least in my
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experience, that's always
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usually the the case. So, yeah. Good
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I'm not sure if it is perfect, actually.
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But as an emergency, that's fine. And 70
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W, which is more than my official plug,
