Anyone here have experience with alternate chargers for recent Blade Stealth models that come with a 100W one in the box? Everything I've read about the late 2019 GTX indicates that it uses less than 75W under full load, yet when trying some 85W chargers with a 100W certified USB-C cable, I'll get a popup on the desktop that says I need to connect the official adapter. I was thinking about getting the Hyper GaN 100W but don't want to shell out $100 only to ultimately need to return it if it doesn't work.
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As for a 100W power adapter Razer sells a USB-C 100W for your unit. Link below:
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MicroCenter was selling the HyperJuice GaN 100W so I picked it up, and so far so good. I get the "not enough power" popup if another device is plugged in at the same time, but it doesn't seem to affect performance. It even works when plugged into my AIO USB-C hub.
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I've tried a bunch of 3rd party chargers with my late 2019 GTX. They all work at low power, but the stealth refuses to draw enough power from any of them for gaming. For example, on a 90w charger, it won't draw more than 45W. Any additional power needs come from draining the battery. This includes a 100w charger that gives no synapse "not enough power" warning. On that charger, it won't draw more than 30w!
While it's tempting to blame the power adapters as being bad, that's definitely not the case. The amount of power drawn is controlled by the laptop, the charger simply tells it what the maximum possible is. I'm using 100w cables as well (but it won't even draw 60w, so...). The problem is 100% the stealth. Using a different laptop, they all deliver the maximum that laptop can draw with no problem.
It's still possible that the stealth will be happy with right 3rd party charger, but I have no idea what that might be. I've tried USB-C PD 2.0, 3.0, and 3.0 with PPS. All have the same results. I note that the charger that ships with the laptop is PD 2.0.
If anybody has found a usb-c power adapter that's verified to provide enough current (either using a USB-C powermeter, or by pushing the laptop hard and verifying that there's no battery drain) please share... -
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You might also be interested in the Aukey Omnia 100w GAN charger. Frequently $50 on Amazon with coupon. Currently, it's out of stock.
https://shop.aukey.com/products/omnia-100w-pd-charger?variant=31959007985760
Or the Choetech 100 watt GAN charger. $40 on Amazon with coupon. I have 2 of these chargers that I use on my GS66 10SFS-037.
https://www.amazon.com/Charger-CHOE...&keywords=choetech+100w&qid=1592287489&sr=8-2 -
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I picked up this charger as an open box unit for $40. It definitely runs warmer than the HyperJuice but not distressingly so.
I put it through a couple 3DMark stress tests and observed no battery loss. It would drain if running Furmark and AIDA64 simultaneously, which is a completely unrealistic use case. I'm going to return the HyperJuice and get a shorter USB-C cable since the one that comes with the Platinum has to be 8-10 feet long. It'll be great when I use the laptop at my in-laws regular and vacation homes but unnecessary at home. -
I suspect this is all related to another issue I'm having with charging etc (which I've just made a post about here). It seems as though whatever component of the laptop decides how much power to draw from the charger is just calculating it completely wrong all the time, even with the original Razer 100w charger.
Alternate 100W USB-C chargers for Blade Stealth?
Discussion in 'Razer' started by saturnotaku, Jun 4, 2020.