USB-C gets big power upgrade

USB-C has received a power upgrade to 240 watts.

The power has been doubled from the current 100 watt top capacity, which could let you plug in the likes of docking stations, gaming laptops and 4K screens.

A post on the USB Implementers Forum revealed the power level change in the latest 2.1 update to the USB Type-C, and the new option should be ready later this year.

USB-IF chairman Brad Saunders said: "One hundred watts has served a lot of purposes, but there are markets that could benefit from more power -- things like gaming notebooks or maybe a docking station that can distribute more power to the things connected to it."

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