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A comment on EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones. Parent comment

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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