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.

  • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
    4·
    10 hours ago

    hp have a couple of really beefy workstation laptops that come with power brick/docking station combo units, and they do this. the connector from the dock is a barrel plug and a usb-c in a single plastic housing, spaced like they are on the machine:

    on the later models of the dock they are separate but held together with magnets, but gen 1 and 2 had that monstrosity on them.