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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[–] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

We have a few 2019-ish laptops that do all this over USB C already.

Thunderbolt is no advantage, and it's proprietary to Apple IIRC.

Edit: Looks like initially Apple developed the core of what would become Thunderbolt, then shared it with Intel to develop.

Since then the tech has largely merged with USB4.

https://tedium.co/2021/03/03/intel-apple-thunderbolt-history/

Recently, Intel made a move that promises to turn Thunderbolt into the standard it did not become upon its initial public release a decade ago.

It essentially gave the specifications away to the USB Implementers Forum, allowing the faster Thunderbolt 3 standard to effectively become the basis for the new USB4 standard, which Apple Silicon devices now use

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