Can I charge through Thunderbolt?

eldrayco

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Hi, sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm not the most knowledgable around technology.
I'm wanting to buy a usb-c hub to connect my other peripherals to my laptop, and I was wondering if it is possible to charge my laptop through the thunderbolt port with usb-c connection. When I plug the same usb-c cable I use for my phone into my laptop it does not begin charging. I have confirmed it is a thunderbolt port, and everything I have found online about thunderbolt indicates it is capable of charging the laptop.
The laptop is a 17" Vyper that I bought secondhand so not sure on the exact specs.
Am I being stupid, or is the port just malfunctioning?
 

SpyderTracks

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USB C is different to Thunderbolt.

If it's a Thunderbolt port then you'd need a Thunderbolt Dock.

Thunderbolt is carried over USB C but it's a different protocol.
 

eldrayco

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The issue then is that my phone charger is not thunderbolt compatible? That makes sense.
So just to clarify before I make any purchases, in order to charge my laptop through the thunderbolt port I need a dock/cable that states is specifically compatible with thunderbolt?
 

SpyderTracks

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The issue then is that my phone charger is not thunderbolt compatible? That makes sense.
So just to clarify before I make any purchases, in order to charge my laptop through the thunderbolt port I need a dock/cable that states is specifically compatible with thunderbolt?
It would need to be a Thunderbolt 3 dock
 

SpyderTracks

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The issue then is that my phone charger is not thunderbolt compatible? That makes sense.
So just to clarify before I make any purchases, in order to charge my laptop through the thunderbolt port I need a dock/cable that states is specifically compatible with thunderbolt?
The phone charger also wouldn't give enough power to charge the laptop even if it was a USB c port.
 
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