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So a Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C Power Supply and they also showing an active cooler. Seems like this thing is running even hotter than the previous version.

Btw am I the only one who hates to buy their power supply because the USB-C cable is not removable?



All laptop power supply with USB c have non removable USB c cables.

Probably that no one can blame them for burning or low power with third party cables.


Most or many, but not all. Apple Macbook supplies are a counterexample, e.g. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MX0J2B/A/96w-usb-c-pow...


Ironically Apple uses detachable USB C Cable on their power supplies for their Macbooks


.. and their iPads (which is a better size for something like a Pi 4/5)

In fact, all of our USB-C power supplies around the house are Apple - Chromebooks, Thinkpads, etc. They don't break and the cables are detachable; whenever the junk that originally came with the device breaks, the Apple ones we have laying around are there to just work.

The small ones don't even have an Apple logo that you can see when plugged in, so if the idea of using Apple products bother you then go ahead and paint it, plug it in, and forget about it for a decade.


My Huawei 65W adapter has a detachable USB-C cable. Came with a laptop.


not all, for example apple's macbook power supplies have removable USB-C cables




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