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Are universal power supplies for laptops worth it?
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Mar 15, 2026726 viewsConfidence Score0%
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My laptop's cable broke and sadly it seems like I need to buy a new power supply. What I wonder is, I've found that universal power supplies are much cheaper than the official HP ones. Are they really worth it? Another question: the original supply has these specs: 65W, 18.5V, 3.5A. However the uni…
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The usual take on this is: They may work but if anything goes wrong, then don't expect your warranty on the device to hold. At least that's what the manufacturer will tell you. The power just specifies how much the power supply is able to supply but…
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