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XPS 13 9370, DA300, connection and charging
I am on the verge of buying an XPS 13 9370 but I have discovered that if I want to use the USB-C Mobile Adapter DA300 that I will not be able to charge the laptop at the same time as both units will want to use the USB-C port
As there is only one USB-C port this will be impossible
What solution have others used please to get around this rather basic oversight on Dell's part!
nyc10036
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November 28th, 2018 09:00
Read this.
All three XPS 13 9370 ports can "charge" but;
* The two left side TB3/USB Type-C ports have Power Delivery accept a higher current and when using processor intense applications deliver the power necessary to run the processor at full capacity and charge at the same time
* The right side USB Type-C also has Power Delivery but the processor will not run at full capacity
jphughan
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November 28th, 2018 09:00
The 9370 has four USB-C ports -- two on the left that are also capable of Thunderbolt 3, and two on the right that are just regular USB-C ports. What's the problem here? If you're looking at an earlier XPS 13 and simply misquoted the model name, then the XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 has a USB-C/TB3 port on the left and a regular USB-C port on the right. The older 9360 and 9350 "standard style" laptops only have a single USB-C/TB3 port, but they also have a traditional AC adapter connector next to it, and they can be charged either that way or via USB-C.
Whatever the case, it seems there was a "rather basic oversight" here, but it wasn't on Dell's end. :P
CampusDoc
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May 6th, 2019 11:00
No need to be snarky.