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Power bricks and wall warts for EU market must include detachable USB-C cables by 2028 — New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly I'd love a backwards/forwards-compatible USB-C with a socket recessed deep into a device and some mechanical locking mechanism for strain relief.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Something like this? I've used the ethernet version of these connectors and they are quite robust. They are rather pricey though.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    Yeah, kind of. I was thinking of something smaller, so that the cable would be compatible with standard ports. Basically the locking mechanism should be almost entirely on the port side, with the cable itself only having a passive "receptacle" for the locking pins, so that it fits into existing ports.

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