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All new laptops must have USB-C to be sold in the European Union(EU) (www.rte.ie)
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EU rules on common chargers apply to laptops from today. It means that all new laptops sold in the European Union must now support USB-C charging.

In December 2024, the rules came into force for mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, videogame consoles, and portable speakers.

Laptop manufacturers were given a longer lead in time to allow for redesign and transition to the common charging system.

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[-] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 7 points 2 months ago

The problem with this is they mandate something in the law and then there comes along a new and better option that nobody can use because there's a stupid law...

Personally I still want to see more people do that contact connector that was in the dock of my Motorola Xoom.

[-] vandsjov@feddit.dk 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The law says that the laptop needs to support USB-C charging, not that it can’t have other means. Like MacBooks that has the MagSafe charger - they can also use USB-C to charge.

[-] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 2 months ago

The problem with that is the corporations love to save a penny or two on hardware, no matter how much worse it makes the product, specifying one seems like a good way to make them just use that even if there is something better.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

The law doesn’t actually force USB C. It’s whatever the standard the USB IF says. So if USB D comes out and they say it’s the best then they’ll switch to that.

[-] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 2 months ago

The one they were talking about months ago was specific, not really a fan of C, it's a much more fragile connection than A. The extra bandwidth isn't worth how often they fail compared to other connectors.

[-] quips@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

Then just change the law when the time comes?

[-] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 2 months ago

You've seen what a well oiled machine legislation is, no?

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Nothing better than usb c will ever come along.

Besides we’re in late stage PC so we’ll all be analog before you know it.

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