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December 13th, 2025 18:53
16 Premium DA16250, U2725QE, slow charging at 90W
I just bought a new setup with a Dell Premium 16 DA16250 laptop and an U2725QE UltraSharp 27 4K thunderbolt hub monitor. I tried to do my best due diligence before buying, and saw that the thunderbolt hub monitor can deliver up to 140W via thunderbolt, AND saw that the DA16250 laptop comes with a 130W power supply. I read in some places that the "up to 140W" meant not all configurations would work, but I figured Dell hub --> Dell laptop would work.
I bet you can predict...it's only delivering 90W to the laptop, and the battery icon says "slow charger, use a higher watt charger". It still powers and charges the laptop (even when the battery is depleted), and everything seems to work (hub, peripherals, etc.), but I'm unreasonably fixated on resolving the issue. I really want this to work and deliver 140W to the laptop, even if I don't need it to.
I've searched around and don't find any articles or posts that are directly on point with my particular setup, and even asking Chat basically says something like "it looks like it might work, but it just may not work". Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?



DELL-ChrisM2
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December 15th, 2025 13:50
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Working as designed. The U2725QE User's Guide confirms that 90 W maximum charging is expected for any systems not listed in the "Dell products compatible with USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.1 (Extended Power Range 140 W) Tech sheet" PDF =
- Dell Precision 5680 Workstation
- Dell Precision 5690 Workstation
- Dell Pro Max 14 Premium (Renegade 14)
- Dell Pro Max 16 Premium (Renegade 16)
- Dell Pro Max 16/18 Plus (Kingda Ka 16/18)
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RhodyRed
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December 15th, 2025 16:42
@DELL-ChrisM2 I have, but still no luck. I'm thinking the U2725QE monitor/hub isn't compatible with the DA16250 (specifically, not compatible with the 140W extended power range). So I'll likely return it, and get a standalone Dell dock + 4k monitor combo instead.