USB-C charger for Dell XPS 15 7590 (OLED, GFX1650)

Question

Hi which USB-C charger/adapter should I get for an XPS 15 7590? I´m searching for a small charger to bring along for backup charging and avoid the standard bulk-charger. Its fine with charging when the XPX 15 is offline. Any experience or links? I could not find a USB-C charger on the Dell-site which support the 7590. Thanks and best regards!

jphughan · Accepted Answer

@AndenAnd2  and @RPTog , I haven't personally worked with the 7590, but if it's like the previous XPS 15 models that support USB-C charging, it won't work with any power source below 60W.  That said, even 60W is less than half of the 130W source it's designed for, so if you try to USE the system from a 60W source, you will likely encounter slower battery charging and possibly significant performance throttling as the system tries to reduce its power consumption.  In extreme cases, it might even continue draining the battery, but that's a last resort.  However, if you just want a physically small charger for travel/emergency purposes and plan to use it mostly while the system is asleep or off, here are some options I'd recommend.  The more useful (but more expensive) options are listed first, and then I've put a pair of basic chargers afterward.-  This is my new favorite travel charger.  It has a 60W USB-C port, an 18W USB-C port (enough to charge newer iPhones at max speed, or a Nintendo Switch), and then two USB-A 'regular USB' ports for anything else, which is basically the perfect combination of ports for the 2019 gadget ecosystem.  I carry this plus a USB-C to USB-A adapter dongle in case I ever want to use one of the USB-C ports as a third USB-A port.  I use this one charger to charge my laptop, phone, and watch every night, and then I still have one more USB port that I can use to charge either my portable battery pack or wireless headset, neither of which needs to be charged every night.  The only time I ever need another charger now is if I'm taking my XPS 15 and want the full 130W power source.  Otherwise, this covers all of my charging needs.  It's awesome.  Link- This is a dual port 60W charger.  It can supply 60W out of either port when only one is in use, or operate in 30W+30W mode to charge two devices simultaneously.  Obviously the latter mode wouldn't be useful if one of the devices you're trying to charge is your laptop, but if you have other devices that can charge via USB-C and don't require more than 30W, you'd be able to carry this charger to cover both needs as long as you didn't need to charge everything simultaneously.  I personally have this charger in my living room. Link- This is a simple single port 60W charger in black. Link- This is a simple single port 60W charger in white.  Compared to the above charger, it's also a bit smaller because it uses gallium nitride rather than silicon, but that also makes it a bit more expensive. Link

RPTog · Answer

Did you find a good one m8?

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