Finding the differences in a series of power supplies
58 points by LabsLucas
by powerhfk
3 subcomments
There was a revolution in phone/laptop power supplies when they switched to GaN.
Is anybody doing GaN power supplies for desktops? The premium market might be interesting.
by contingencies
0 subcomment
I was thinking about oldschool PC PSUs the other day. Specifically, my current portable https://github.com/vk2diy/hackbook-m4-mini is smaller than the PSU on my last Gentoo PC, and no doubt more efficient. Hate giving Apple money but I guess that's 40+ years of accrued engineering plus sacrificing serviceability for form factor and passive thermals.
by alexjurkiewicz
1 subcomments
Nice. It would have been interesting to dive into the exact differences in components. Are higher wattage PSUs in a series just using higher rated components or does the quality go up too?
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