EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by snek_case on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:33AM (#28628867)

You say that, but USB-A ports are close to 25 years old, and still plenty adequate for a lot of things, from headsets to audio interfaces to keyboard and mice. Devices with USB-A ports are still sold. I wish my MacBook Pro had some good old USB-A ports.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by sidewndr46 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:40AM (#28628966)

I actually feel USB-B is a very robust plug. But it is just so large that most devices nowadays don't have the real estate for it.

The other advantage is that since it is so large, if you get dust and stuff in it you can often use something non-conductive to clean it out.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by asddubs on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:01AM (#28629280)

yeah I only ever really see it on printers, and maybe larger external harddrives (although these days I would never buy an external hard drive that needs a power supply, what a hassle)

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