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BestBuy.com has Targus 45W USB Type-C AC Wall Charger (APA93US) on sale for $19.99. Store pickup is free if stock permits otherwise shipping is free on orders $35+. Thanks cybernevets

Amazon.com also has for their Prime Members: Targus 45W USB Type-C AC Wall Charger (APA93US) on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free.

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Targus - USB Type-C Universal Charger - Black
Model: APA93US
45W charger
Charges and powers USB-C enabled devices
Prongs fold away until you need them
Versatile 6ft/2m cable
Built-in surge protector safeguards your device
45 Watt charger supports 5V, 12V, 15V, and 20V devices up to 3 Amps

It's been $29.99 for a while, so $19.99 appears to be the lowest price to date.

Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/targu...Id=5009600

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Targus-Typ...rgus+usb+c

Note: Amazon price is only for Prime members

This charges my my Samsung Chromebook Plus and my Dell XPS 13. I'll add these to the Wiki. Hopefully, other folks will add their experiences too.
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Last Edited by clockcycle March 21, 2017 at 03:01 PM
USB Type-C Power Delivery 5V-3A/12V-3A/15V-2.5A/20V-2.25A up to 45 watt continuous power

Confirmed to charge:

Samsung Chromebook Plus at 45 Watts, 33% better than stock charger
Dell XPS 13
Google Pixel C at 24W
Google Pixel & XL phones at 15W


Will not work with the Nintendo Switch dock at all, nor a 2016 Macbook Pro 13 nTP. I tried two of them. The MBP continuously connects and disconnects every second with this charger plugged in.

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For those asking:

Both fortunately (shows the flexibility) and unfortunately (because of fragmentation in support), USB Type-C chargers are all over the place at this point in time. It'll probably be another 2 years before all of these standards begin to align with one another into common implementations of the standards. Until then, we have a bit of a mess. So your questions are being rightfully asked both because it's confusing and because it's good to know!

Here's some info. Hopefully this helps somebody! And if there's anything incorrect in this, please somebody correct me! :-)

There are four primary types of USB Type-C Charging (I'm using my words here, not necessarily technical words):
1. Traditional USB Power
2. USB Type-C Fast Charging (some phones take advantage of this as an alternative to Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology). Often, this just means bumping up over the 2.4A standard of "Traditional USB Power" going up to 3.0A (but still at 5V).
3. USB Type-C bastardizations such as Qualcomm's Quick Charge, OnePlus Dash Charge, and more. Most of these actually violate the USB Type-C specifications but I'm unaware of an instance where it has caused damage. So the verdict is still out on whether this will be a problem long-term.
4. USB Type-C Power Delivery (also referred to as "PD"). Power Delivery is the standard used to provide power to high demand devices. All of the items listed above are primarily for phones and tablets. PD is more for laptops, monitors, and other more powerful devices.

*More about Power Delivery:*
While the other options peak at around 10-20 watts, PD *can* support 100W. However, there's no guarantee that any single PD charger *will* support 100W. Some stop at 25W. Some at 45W. It varies. But to make it even more confusing, PD is implemented both by increasing the current as well as the voltage. The device that is being charged negotiates with the power source to determine a set of currents/voltages that both devices are compatible with. So this might be 9v at 2A. Or 20v at 2A. Or some other pairings.

*So all high-powered charging is PD? Is this charger PD?*
Okay, here is where my expertise fails. I'm not sure. I don't know if PD is the entire spec of negotiating and adjusting voltages and current or if it is a specific set for negotiating those things that allows for other "alternative mode" options to negotiate these in other ways. So in the end, at this point, I'm unable to answer these questions. I just don't know. Sorry.

*Okay, this sounds awfully confusing!*
Yup. Unfortunately, it is. There is no perfect charging device that I'm aware of yet.

*So what's special about this charger then?*
Well, $20 is cheap for anything that goes over ~20W with USB Type-C. Sometimes you can get some 25W PD chargers for cheap but 45W chargers usually run ~$30. So $20 is good if it's a quality charger.
Switch?
I can confirm that this does not work with a Dell Inspiron 13

Model: I7368-0027GRY

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03-20-2017 at 11:37 AM.
03-20-2017 at 11:37 AM.
Switch?
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03-20-2017 at 11:45 AM.
03-20-2017 at 11:45 AM.
Why is this better than getting a wall wart and USB-C cable separately?
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03-20-2017 at 11:51 AM.
03-20-2017 at 11:51 AM.
New to the world of USB-C charging.

Why is this better than the provided factory charger with the Samsung Chromebook Plus? Or is it just a good, inexpensive extra one?

Seems that the cable is attached to the AC brick. Isn't this a limitation vs a removable cable?

"45 Watt charger supports 5V, 12V, and 20V devices up to 3 Amps"... Does this mean that not all USB-C chargers are good for all devices?
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chener
03-20-2017 at 12:05 PM.
03-20-2017 at 12:05 PM.
Looking for a 60w USB-C charger. Only decent one atm is the Google Universal USB-C charger, but it's $60 yikes!
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03-20-2017 at 12:09 PM.
03-20-2017 at 12:09 PM.
If the charger can only provide 45 watts, then it looks like it can't supply 3A at 20V since VxA=watts...
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03-20-2017 at 12:11 PM.
03-20-2017 at 12:11 PM.
Quote from GamarS :
Switch?
The switch runs at 15v 2.6 amps and this charger only supports 12 and 20 volts up to 3 amps, meaning that I think it would charge it but not at full speed. I canceled my order because I was hoping this would replace the dock charger but don't think it would work.
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03-20-2017 at 12:11 PM.
03-20-2017 at 12:11 PM.
Quote from leejp :
New to the world of USB-C charging.

Why is this better than the provided factory charger with the Samsung Chromebook Plus? Or is it just a good, inexpensive extra one?

Seems that the cable is attached to the AC brick. Isn't this a limitation vs a removable cable?

"45 Watt charger supports 5V, 12V, and 20V devices up to 3 Amps"... Does this mean that not all USB-C chargers are good for all devices?
It's just a good extra one for charging the CB+. The Targus "brick" is a bit bigger than the Samsung brick. However, the Targus prongs do fold into the brick.
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03-20-2017 at 12:36 PM.
03-20-2017 at 12:36 PM.
I can confirm that this does not work with a Dell Inspiron 13

Model: I7368-0027GRY
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03-20-2017 at 01:21 PM.
03-20-2017 at 01:21 PM.
Quote from momomchine :
Why is this better than getting a wall wart and USB-C cable separately?

This is intended to charge devices that need a higher wattage. a regular USB charger ac adapter can do around 10W (5V at 2A). Many laptops that charge via USB c need at least 25 and can require as high as 45-60W
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03-20-2017 at 01:51 PM.
03-20-2017 at 01:51 PM.
Quote from leejp :
New to the world of USB-C charging.

Why is this better than the provided factory charger with the Samsung Chromebook Plus? Or is it just a good, inexpensive extra one?
Same question here...recently purchased an Acer Swift 13, and people seemed to make a huge deal about it being able to (or not being able to) charge via its USB-C port.
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03-20-2017 at 02:01 PM.
03-20-2017 at 02:01 PM.
Quote from GamarS :
Switch?

yes good deal. But keep in mind switch will only take in a maximum of its original charger output which is 39w so you can use this charger but it won't charge with 45w
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03-20-2017 at 02:03 PM.
03-20-2017 at 02:03 PM.
Quote from row :
Same question here...recently purchased an Acer Swift 13, and people seemed to make a huge deal about it being able to (or not being able to) charge via its USB-C port.

probably more of having an extra adapter than anything
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