Universal Laptop Chargers with a UK Plug

A charger for when the original is gone

A universal laptop charger is a charger made to suit many laptops rather than one model. It is what most people look for when the original charger is lost, broken or left at the office. Every mains charger in this shop has a UK three-pin plug, which matters here more than anywhere: the Office for Product Safety and Standards, the UK's product safety regulator, has required the recall of a universal laptop power supply sold online because of a high risk of electric shock.

What you will find here

The charger filed here today is a USB-C Power Delivery adapter offered in a choice of wattages, from 30W for the smallest laptops up to 140W for the largest. Because it uses USB Power Delivery, you choose the wattage to match your laptop's original charger, and the laptop and charger agree the power between them. One version has a magnetic plug for MacBooks with a MagSafe 3 charging port in place of the USB-C plug. Each has a UK plug.

Chargers with a set of interchangeable tips for laptops with round plugs, for use in the car, are in car laptop chargers. For USB-C laptops, the USB-C laptop chargers by power are the wider choice.

How to choose: USB-C or round plug

For a USB-C laptop, choose the wattage on your original charger or higher. More watts are safe; fewer charge more slowly.

A laptop with a round barrel plug is stricter, because there is no conversation between the charger and the laptop: the charger simply supplies its voltage. Four things must match the original charger:

Voltage: the same as the "Output" line on the old charger or the label under the laptop.
Power: the watts, or amps, at least the same. More is fine.
Plug size: barrel plugs come in many outer and inner sizes, and a near miss makes a poor contact that runs warm.
Polarity: which part of the plug is positive, shown on the label as a dot inside a C with plus and minus marks.

Some laptops also check through the centre pin that the charger is one they accept, and may charge slowly or refuse another. The label on your own charger, not the laptop's name, is the answer. The guide to laptop chargers explains each point.

Questions people ask about universal chargers

Which wattage should I choose?

The one printed on your original charger, or the next one up.

Is a universal charger safe?

Look for a fixed UK three-pin plug, the UKCA or CE mark and printed ratings, and stop using any charger that runs too hot to hold or has a damaged lead.

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door.

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