▲ 95 ▼ All new laptops must have USB-C to be sold in the European Union(EU) (www.rte.ie) submitted 4 months ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 4 months ago (2 children) Okay, then that. The idea being that the port can be used for more/other things. IDGAF what it’s called, it’s the versatility I’m after here. Fuck the tribal shit, I just want power and versatility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rainwall@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Fuck the tribal shit, I just want power and versatility. That's USB C in a nutshell. A unified port that has intense power and bandwidth capabilities in a simple form factor that has now been mandated as required on devices by a major world power. Thunderbolt is actually old news at this point, as they effectively merged. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KiwiTB@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Which is what they did.... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rainwall@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Fuck the tribal shit, I just want power and versatility. That's USB C in a nutshell. A unified port that has intense power and bandwidth capabilities in a simple form factor that has now been mandated as required on devices by a major world power. Thunderbolt is actually old news at this point, as they effectively merged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KiwiTB@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Which is what they did.... permalink fedilink source parent