Gaming laptops require a significant amount of power to run the high-end hardware they come equipped with, including powerful graphics cards and processors. As a result, the power adapters for gaming laptops are much larger and heavier than those for standard laptops. These adapters can be as big as a brick and weigh a pound or more, making them quite bulky and difficult to carry around. This size is necessary to deliver the high wattage and voltage required to power the gaming laptop’s components.
Lenovo has come up with a solution to the
cumbersome size of power adapters for gaming laptops with its latest product
release. At the Lenovo Savior spring ecological new product launch conference,
Lenovo introduced the C140 GaN charger, which delivers a high power output of
140W. Even though gaming laptops require a significant amount of power to run,
the C140 GaN charger is small in size but still able to achieve about 80% of
the performance of ordinary adapters. As per test data, popular MOBA game DOTA
2 was played at the highest image quality, and while doing so, the frame rate
using the original 300W adapter was 182. On the other hand, the frame rate
using the 140W charger was 142. This is quite impressive for a charger which is
less than half the wattage of the original power brick.
This charger is compatible with the Lenovo
Legion series gaming notebooks, and it supports PD3.1, QC3.0, PPS3.0, and other
fast charging protocols. The charger has a sleek design, a volume of
66.2×65×30.6mm, and a weight of about 270g, which is 26% of the original 300W
charger of the Legion series notebooks. The C140 GaN charger is available for
pre-order on the e-commerce platform for 269 yuan (US$ 39), with an initial price
of 199 yuan (US$ 29). The pre-orders have already begun, and the charger will go
on sale on April 7.
