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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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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

There has been a lot of marketing done towards non techies regarding charge speeds, so most common people do know about it. Plus most people will also just buy the one the companies will suggest or bundle.

A little side thing that's also important is that in Europe the salespeople aren't simply trying to get you to buy their product with the highest markup, which means you'll get people that will actually look up your laptop and sell you a correct charger.

Aftermarket crap is a thing though, but from what I've seen most people will understand it's because they bought cheap Chinese stuff.

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