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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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[+] -6 points 5 months ago (9 children)

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.

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 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.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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