Miix 2 11" USB charging cable proprietary?

Hello, just general questions for the Miix 2 11": 1) Is the USB cable that came with my tablet proprietary? Or can I use any USB 2.0 cable to charge my tablet with the included special 20V 2A power adapter? 2) Can I use a standard Apple or Samsung 2A USB power adapter to charge this tablet? I understand it may be slower due to lower voltage. 3) Will a 2.1A power bank charge my tablet? Thanks! PS Is it really true that Lenovo has no email support?

Yes it is proprietary. It's so proprietary that even Lenovo cannot get you one; at leeast right now. Been bounced from Online Sales, to Tech Support, to Parts And Sales, back to Online Sales, and soon to be back to Parts and Sales tomorrow once they reopen. It's ridiculus. I purchased the only 40W (20V/2A) supply on their site as a backup. What I received is almost correct but also mostly useless. The charge adapter block that plugs into the wall is the same as the one provided with the unit and charges fine if you use the cable provided with the unit. The cable provided with the online sales adapter has what some onlines users call a kink in one of the USB connectors on the cable. It will not plug into the block or into the Miix 2 11. It appears to be made for a different unit all together. No one at the three branches of Lenovo support can or are willing to help. Tech Support only handles failed parts and Parts Sales claim that only Online Sales can help with online purchases. Online sales keeps saying that their computer does not list the correct part or that they cannot order it and only Parts and Sales can do that; 145500118 is the part number of the cable in question. The cable is a standard looking USB Type A plug on both sides, but it drives 20V across some or all of the 6 pins. The typical USB cable has only four pins within the plug. No one, and i've even petitioned cable making websites, makes a 6 pin cable with a USB Type A end on both sides. There is an actual USB spec that supports this concept of fast charge with high voltage, but I'm not sure that if it uses 6 pins, the standard 4, or a different connector. And, no the unit will not charge with the cable provided in any other charger but the one provided. I've tried a 2 amp stanard USB charger with the provided unit cable, and this did not activate the charge indicator on the screen. It does not appear to recognize charging state if the cable is plug into some recepticle to shorts a pin or applies power across one of the extra 2 pins. I'm sure an electrical engineer could find the parts and build an appropriate cable. I really don't think that this should be required for a produciton machine that has been on sale for 4-6 months and is still on sale today. And if that sort of cable failed and cause a short or whateever, I'm sure that the warranty would be void. This sad state makes this tablet bordering on useless if you plan to travel at any time with it. Loose the cable or have it break and you can simply throw the tablet away in no more than 8 hours. Same is true for the adapter, but at least you can spend $40 + tax and get one of those from the onine store; assuming your cable still works. Very sad.

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