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The supplied charger for my 3.75lb P1 weighs 13.26oz and is rated at 135 watts. Yeah, the P1 is kind of big and heavy for a travel computer and I'm shopping diligently for a for-me OK travel computer that's smaller and lighter. Meantime, the P1 is my best travel computer but I'd like a lighter charger than the brick + cord that Lenovo supplied. I'm seeing a number of 65 watt USB-C chargers for sale at Amazon. Some are over $100 but some are $25 or even less than $20. They specify that they can be used with a host of devices that accept USB-C charging. Most customers are fairly pleased. Some have complaints. A common complaint is that they can get quite warm, even alarmingly warm/hot. Good ventilation was recommended. A few people, for a cheap model, said their device was destroyed... laptops costing many hundreds.

I'm wondering if a light travel charger makes sense for the P1. These devices usually say they work with Lenovo X1, none specify the P1. But I heard that the P1 is almost exactly the same as the X1 except for not as good graphics, so I figure the 65 watt Chinese made chargers may be OK. This is the one I'm looking at right now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D4 ... ACGI&psc=1 What do you think?

The P1 (2nd Generation) announced ~August 2019 comes with a much smaller AC adapter!
The P1 (1st Generation) has a much bigger AC adapter as a comparison.
There is no way to procure this smaller AC adapter, short of buying this P1 (2nd Gen).

Perhaps it's worth considering to get P1 (2nd Gen) for this purpose!!

Have a look here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/slim ... an-adapter#/

RealBlackStuff wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:56 am

Have a look here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/slim ... an-adapter#/

Thank you! I ordered this and a "perk" as well, an extra USB C2C cable. GaN I hadn't heard of before but my online investigations suggest it's definitely the best way to go for this. This deal looks good too. It'll take a while before I get it, but there's absolutely no hurry. Do you know where they are? Seems they are outside the USA.

The project is owned by a US company (Homing Systems in Burtonsville MD).
But from reading some comments, shipping seems to go through Hong Kong, so production is most likely in China.

Disclaimer: NO proof that the above is correct!

It's supposed to arrive this month. It seems quite legit. I posted a question to them just after my donation/order concerning the specs and got a swift email reply, i.e. from SlimQ support. It's smaller, certainly lighter than the other GaN USB-C chargers out there, supports both USB-C and USB-A cables, the cost is competitive. Only downside is that the prongs do not retract, a minor issue.

Muse wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:30 am

It's supposed to arrive this month. It seems quite legit. I posted a question to them just after my donation/order concerning the specs and got a swift email reply, i.e. from SlimQ support. It's smaller, certainly lighter than the other GaN USB-C chargers out there, supports both USB-C and USB-A cables, the cost is competitive. Only downside is that the prongs do not retract, a minor issue.

With a brick that small..I don't know where they would fit the algorithm.