ozymandias117 comments on EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

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[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I agree, but at least requiring USB PD, as it's written, will at least give you 240 watt USB-C charging if they offer higher than 240 watt charging through a proprietary standard

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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you have a cable that supports it, which is not usually obvious. And if you have a charger that supports it, which tends to be easier, but again, not always obvious. And don’t even start on transfer speeds or whether or not it’ll support lower usb standards like keyboards and mice. (I have a fairly high end cable that supports the highest speed data transfers but a keyboard will not work on it)

Micro was the worst connector I’ve used, and I’m happy for its demise, but at least I knew what I was getting when I plugged it in.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

at least I knew what I was getting when I plugged it in

Mostly. There was some nonsense about fast charging if the data lines were shorted together that made things weird from time to time.

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[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Transfer speed isn't part of this regulation, but yeah, making it clearer on the box the max power output on chargers and cables would be a good continuation of the requirements

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