Uses USB Power Delivery standard.
Never though usb could carry so much power to run a mini HTPC
It is not pure USB 3.0, it is cables and devices compatible with USB Power Delivery.
In fact, this allows to build camers with USB 3.0 ports only. One for power, one for monitor, one for audio card and one for SSD or HDD.
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