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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.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    22 hours ago

    I wouldn’t mind a USB-C sub type that works like that, just the connector is yankable like that, yet it’s pure USB-C and fucking compatible

    Because if you think that Apple added this port just and only because of the yankable cable, and not to again be purposely be incompatible so they can squeeze more money out of you, then I have a bridge to sell you…

    • Zagorath@quokk.auEnglish
      11·
      5 hours ago

      Because if you think that Apple added this port just and only because of the yankable cable, and not to again be purposely be incompatible so they can squeeze more money out of you, then I have a bridge to sell you…

      Why would they deliberately leave the ability to charge via USB-C, if that were the case?

      I hope that bridge is going cheap.

      • dubyakay@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        I’d be surprised if they followed the USB standards properly. I’ve had two kinds of these before, and they were sketchy at best, not offering the advertised data and power rates, nor working properly with custom firmware keyboards and KVMs.