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		tredre3 on Aug 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hacker mods an M1 Mac mini to receive power over E... There are more details in the twitter thread, including a table of PoE standards: https://twitter.com/Merocle/status/1686093369322176512 > What happens when the machine requires more than 15.4W? The voltage will sag and the machine will likely crash!

nomel on Aug 1, 2023 [–]

> The voltage will sag and the machine will likely crash!

USB-C has negotiated power. If they did things right, it should act like a 15W usb adapter, where macOS will gracefully handle the limited power.

saagarjha on Aug 2, 2023 | [–]

It’s a desktop device though.

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