EU common charger rules come into force for laptops
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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.

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.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    That’s mostly acceptable.

    Though most laptops today do alright. We have a couple 2019 laptops with C charging and they’re fine.

    My concern is the C port wearing out (which I’ve seen) and having to replace the entire board. This law needs to specify the port be separate from the main board too.