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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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[–] 85 points 1 year ago (2 children)

New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables

Finally!
Buying cables is a total gamble at the moment. Doesn't even correlate to price point.

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    • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    I just wish they wouldn't have chosen such a small, fragile connector. They need to mandate that all USB C sockets are to be on a user replaceable module. It's a real pain in the ass to solder the high speed ones because they have a second row of pins underneath the connector.

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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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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    IMHO as production of type-c connectors and ports ramped up, average quality went down. I've got oldish devices, among the first to introduce it, still making a perfect connection, and I've got newer ones that either always had poor connection or quickly developed it.

    Solder quality also makes a big difference, SMD ports are relatively easy to tear off the PCB.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I've had 2x+ more failures of C ports than Micro, and I've had 10x more micro devices for far longer (starting around 2009).

    Supposedly C is more durable, but that hasn't been my experience.

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

    Yeah... I started using magnetic USB C adapters, because I fear that I accidentally damage them, or that I just wear it down. But those are a bit flacky...

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The magnetic adapters are not complaint with the USB specifications. Lots of people have actually had their devices damaged by them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    True. As aren't USB-C extension cables.

    But, AFAIK, the issue is about the power rating. I buy these adapters that are rated for 120W, on devices that use 65W max, and hope for the best.

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

    They couldn't have came up with a better name than "wall wart"?

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

    Besides the practical benefits to consumers, the EU expects these measures to save 1,070 TWh per year by 2030

    Good god

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    • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Imagine being American and seeing common sense legislation that benefits the consumer. Fuck me it must be heavenly across the pond.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Fuckin-A! Well C. You know what I mean...

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