65W USB C Laptop Charger for Dell Latitude 5430 7430 5420
65W USB C Laptop Charger for Dell Latitude 5430 7430 5420 5520 5410 5530 5330 5320 7320 7420 2-in-1 7520, XPS 13 9350 9360 9365 9370 9380,Chromebook 3380 3100 5190 Type C UK AC Power Adapte
This 65W USB C Laptop Charger is a cheap and cheerful solution for powering Dell Latitude, XPS, and Chromebook models. Despite its budget-friendly price, it efficiently charges devices, making it a practical and cheerful option for users looking for an affordable yet effective power adapter.
I’ve been using this charger with my Lenovo ThinkPad and my MacBook Pro 16″ with great results.
* Build quality is very solid. The USB C tip clicks in securely to the charge port. The cables feel good quality.
* The charger has UKCA and CE certification marks, giving some assurance over the safety
* There is the typical velcro wrap and cable clip to avoid trailing cables causing a trip hazard
* The 65W charging performance is good, I get a very fast charge on my Thinkpad and a reasonable charge speed on my MacBook Pro.
* The brick stays at a reasonable temperature, it gets a little warm but not hot
* The brick itself has a nice design! It’s of course bulky like all laptop charging bricks are, but the sleek design helps hide that.
Overall, I can definitely recommend this charger!
I have numerous of devices at home, which all use USB-C. I always run into an issue where I accidentally break the USB-C cables (as most of them are brittle). This one is quite sturdy, thick and should withstand accidental breakage by rolling a chair over it or such.
Compatibility:
I first tested this on my Dell Latitude 5420 (work laptop) and had no issues over 2 days of using on and off.
I then charged my Pixel Buds Pro as well as Pixel 6 Pro (fast-charging). It also charges my Macbook Pro M1 and reports as 65W in the Power Options as the reported charge wattage.
All in all, it appears that this should be compatible with all USB-C devices and can charge up to 65W as mentioned. It’s a good replacement if you lose the original, as the original chargers usually cost 3-4 times as much.
I use this charger as a spare for my Acer Swift Edge OLED 16 laptop and it does exactly what it says on the tin. It charges the laptop without any issues, with no difference in charging speed between this one and the original that came with the laptop. It does get somewhat hot but not hotter than the original charger, about the same temperature probably.
Features-wise, the charger has an LED on the main charger unit, indicating the charger is powered, which personally I find quite handy. Also, the charger is really light, I din’t weigh it as other reviewers did, but I can say it’s definitely not heavier that the laptop’s original charger and they are about the same weight.
I saw a review saying the actual USB-C plug does not fit all the way in the laptop’s socket and I say that is an invalid concern. See 1st and 3rd photo, it’s not supposed to enter all the way in (1st photo is the OEM charger and 3rd photo is the laptop’s original charger). Also, the USB dongle from the photos does not fit all the way in, further reinforcing it does not need to.
To conclude, if you’re looking for a 65W replacement or spare charger for your laptop, look no further, this unit is really great for the price.
… as long as your laptop uses USB-C for charging.
I was a little sceptical at first – it felt quite light and a wrinkle on the ratings label on its base made me wonder if it wasn’t “all that”. But I plugged it into my ThinkPad which didn’t complain at all, and started charging at the same speed as the stock charger. Running it through a mains power monitor, my laptop was pulling up to 55W from it, which again is comparable to the normal one. Unplugging it from the computer the consumption dropped to zero – obviously there’s going to be a tiny trickle of power but switching over to current display showed it was less than 10mA when idle, which is the lowest my monitor can go. Its output is clearly filtered through some chunky capacitors as well, given how long the LED stayed on when I unplugged it from the wall, which is another nice thing to see (less chance of voltage wobbles leads to happy computers).
As mentioned, it’s a pretty light charger. It’s also in a nice, rounded case, and doesn’t feel like the bricks of old. The USB-C cord is rubberised and well protected at the end of the case, inset and coming out sideways which provides a load of strain relief. Mains input is through the common “Mickey Mouse” socket that laptops have had since the dawn of time – not quite as convenient as having the plug built in like Lenovo do, but it means you don’t have brass pins sticking out in a funny direction in your bag.
Now, if you don’t mind, I’ll be buying one for my dad as well!
I was slightly dubious of a laptop PSU being so cheap, however this one seems to deliver as advertised.
It’s obviously larger than an original Dell XPS 13 PSU, and 20g heavier, but its also rated 20W higher in terms of power. It comes in minimal packaging, but does have a UK plug, with a 3A fused conforming to UK standards of pin isolation. I like the way its a similar design to the original Dell PSU, as most are just generic PSU boxes.
The instruction manual doesn’t seem to have a diagram that accurately matches the PSU, but given the basic nature of a PSU, it’s not really an issue. The PSU brick has a white LED, but doesn’t have any LED on the USB-C plug (as a Dell one does).
I tested it both at the lower 5V and higher 20V end of PD (Power Delivery) and it handled devices without issue. Plugging it into my XPS 13 it was able to produce 45W (max of the laptop) and didn’t seem to get hot.
I’ve always wondered on the quality of cheap, Chinese manufactured products, but despite my testing I was unable to locate anything dangerous, or not as advertised.
I’d say its only negatives are its slightly larger and doesn’t have a handy LED on the plug. The rest however is hard to fault, but I’ll give it some longer term testing to see if things change. This particular PSU would work fine for any devices you have that are USB-C and need charging whether at lower or higher voltages (up to 20V).
I’d say this is the perfect spare if you don’t want to carry one between your home and office.