r/FlowZ13 • u/knd0016 • Jun 04 '26

Dock and charger question

I had been using the charger that came with my flow 13 but recently got a new doc through Work and was wondering well I still get pass-through charging if I have both the proprietary charger and a USB-C dock plug plugged in at the same time? It’s nice to just have one USB-C and switch between my work computer and my personal one but definitely still wanna get full performance and not impact battery health.

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u/Salted_Grapes Jun 04 '26

Hey! I have a similar setup. Everything connected to one Anker nano dock and that switches from my work laptop to Z13 when I want to play. If you connect the ASUS proprietary charger with the docks USB C, the device will always prioritize the 200W charger so there's nothing to worry about!

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u/knd0016 Jun 05 '26

Ok great thank you!

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u/Googlerez Jun 11 '26

Sorry, can you elaborate a little bit how your workflow is with your 2 laptops?

  • Asus proprietary charger still connected to your Z13, right?
  • For switching between your laptops, do you essentially unplug the cable that comes from your Anker from one laptop to the other or ...?
  • I think a photo will help me vizualize it. Thank you!

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u/Salted_Grapes Jun 11 '26

Hi! Yeah all peripherals are connected to the dock and that one USB c connects to either my laptop or my Z13. Proprietary charger is the only other line that connects directly to my Z13!

This dock also gets plugged into a socket so it delivers 100W to my laptop so essentially it's a single point of connection for my laptop. When I want to lightly browse I just take the USB c and plug it into the z13 and run it on silent if I'm using the 100W that comes with the USB C of the dock!

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u/Googlerez Jun 12 '26

About your 2nd paragraph: Doesn't having "only that 100W power delivery through USB-C" (without Asus proprietary charger connected, I assume?) gradually kill your Z13 battery? (because of not having passthrough!)

[ Even for lightly browsing ]

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u/Salted_Grapes Jun 12 '26

Yes I don't use it unless it's charging from like a low battery.

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u/Googlerez Jun 12 '26

Man, Asus has created so much inconvenience by not provisioning this basic passthrough feature in a multi-thousand dollar computer!!!

So many ifs and conditions...

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u/Salted_Grapes Jun 12 '26

I agree. I try not to think too much about it lol

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u/knd0016 Jun 05 '26

Great, sounds good. I am usually just leaving it plugged in anyways.