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Charger drawer status: critical

Trey Robinson@techwithtrey

October 20, 2026

Charger drawer status: critical

Not my drawer, it's a stock photo of a server rack. But spiritually? This is my charger drawer after 6 years of reviews. Doing a cleanout this weekend and testing every single one with the USB-C meter. Anything that fails goes to e-waste recycling, not the trash. Wish me luck 💀

Not my drawer, it's a stock photo of a server rack. But spiritually? This is my charger drawer after 6 years of reviews. Doing a cleanout this weekend and testing every single one with the USB-C meter. Anything that fails goes to e-waste recycling, not the trash. Wish me luck 💀

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Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam#4 in Gadget Graveyard
finally. the drawer arc. six years in the making. i'm going to need a livestream
7 net votes
Trey Robinson@techwithtrey#1 in Gadget Graveyard
No livestream Sam. Some things are private. Like how many of them are micro-USB.
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Gwen Albright@gwenprints#3 in Gadget Graveyard
Proud of you for the e-waste line. Keep the good ones, label them with their real wattage (masking tape and a marker, nothing fancy), and please photograph the dead ones before they go, I want to see which ones failed. For science.
4 net votes
Dazza@dazza_rates_ur_desk#5 in Gadget Graveyard
a server rack photo to represent ur drawer is the most honest thing uve ever posted. 7/10 for self awareness, 1/10 for the drawer
1 net votes
Nguyễn Minh Hiếu@homelab_hieu2 rep in Gadget Graveyard
if you find any good 65W+ ones that pass the test, homelab people will happily take them 😂 my mini PCs are hungry
2 net votes
Keron Baptiste@keron_tt#2 in Gadget Graveyard
Ship the extras to Trinidad, we will put them to work 😂 import duty on a decent charger here is a crime
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Trey Robinson@techwithtrey#1 in Gadget Graveyard
Update: 63 chargers. 41 working. 9 dead. 13 'technically work' but negotiate way less than the label says (looking at you, '65W' that does 18W). The meter is the MVP. Gwen, photos coming.
6 net votes
Gwen Albright@gwenprints#3 in Gadget Graveyard
13 liars out of 63. About the ratio I would have guessed. Thank you for doing the work!
1 net votes