Boost your battery life with PD Charging
Laptops
The long-awaited MSI laptop with intel 13th gen processor has arrived. One of the major features that have been added to MSI laptops is PD (Power Delivery) Charging.
As the power efficiency increases along with the improvement of the semiconductor process, the laptops will have longer battery life compared to laptops with older processors while they have the same battery capacity.
One of the alternative ways to increase battery life furthermore is by charging. Like your smartphone, bringing a power bank with you will increase battery life to 2 or 3 times – or even more, depending on your power bank’s capacity.
For the new MSI laptops which support PD charging, you can use a power bank that supports 65W (Watts) power output to extend the battery life, for non-gaming laptops, the minimum PD charging wattage can be down to 27W.
*Conditions apply
PD Charging support across all MSI laptop product line
▲ New MSI laptop series
The three product lines of MSI laptops now support PD charging. For gaming laptops with 13th gen CPU and 40 series GPU, the Titan GT77HX, Raider GE series, Vector GP series, and Stealth series support 65W to 100W PD charging
*Conditions apply
The content creation laptops Creator Z16 HX Studio and Creator Z17 HX Studio support the same range of power input.
▲ PD support range for Gaming and Content Creation
As for Business & Productivity laptops, the power support range are depended on if it has discrete graphics since more power is needed.
▲ PD support range for Summit and Prestige series
▲ PD support range for Modern series
What is PD Charging?
If you are still wondering what PD is, it stands for “Power Delivery”, which is a protocol that allows fast charging through USB-C, supporting a wide range of power output by alternating the combination of voltage and current.
You can simply calculate by using the power formula:
Power = Voltage x Current
Ex. 5V(Voltage) with 2A (current, Ampere) = 10W (power, Watts)
▲ PD charger connecting to MSI Summit E14 laptop
USB with 5V and 0.5A to 1A (2.5W to 5W) used to be the basic charging standards at the dawn of smartphones. As the need for faster charging has grown exponentially with the arrival of high-performance portable devices, PD has stepped in and filled the gap that was lacked in regular USB Type-A charging.
▲ PD over USB Type-C is the mainstream on the market now
How to check PD charging spec of MSI laptops
Lastly, if you are looking for the supported PD spec for a specific model, MSI has provided detailed information on the website.
For instance, Stealth 16 Studio:
Stealth 16 Studio A13V – SLIM SHARP STYLISH (msi.com)
Stealth 16 Studio A13V – SLIM SHARP STYLISH (msi.com)
▲ PD charging support information
