The European Union has officially imposed a new rule for selling laptops with a power rating of 100 W or less, requiring them to use a USB-C port for charging. This rule takes effect today, April 28, Tuesday, as the European Commission has been exploring ways to reduce electronic waste and has been ...
Seems kinda arbitrary when the spec goes up to 240W
I think the idea is 100W minimum
EU declares phones and laptops that charge at less than 100W illegal.
Stock prices of 10 chinese smartphone makers dectuples, rest of industry plumets.
I do love my 120w phone charger though, friggin incredible.
There’s always going to be some delay.
USB PD EPR (extended power range, i.e. more than 100 w) was released in 2021. The relevant eu directive here was passed in 2022 for rules to take effect in 2024 and 2026.
I think writing a 1-year-old spec into the law might be jumping the gun.
I’ve never seen one with more than 200w. Have you?
Framework sells a 240W charger. But I agree, it would have been too soon to enact such a new spec into law.
How many people have 240W chargers laying around?
I’d guess a high percentage of the people with laptops that can draw that much power
Really?
Unless you have a dedicated GPU I don’t see 240W being practical
Most systems have a CPU with a TDP of around 35-60W
I’m not sure I understand where you’re coming from, let me just clear up where I’m coming from in case I’m confusing things:
Obviously most users won’t have a laptop that can draw 240W
Though additionally, laptops that are able to draw 240W do exist today (there’s even some that come with 360W barrel jack chargers now IIRC). Yes, they’re for enthusiasts or professionals, but they still exist, so unless the spec prevented it*, they should be included in consideration too IMO
Given this is legislation that applies with a pretty broad stroke, I was making the point it’s kinda arbitrary to stop applying it at 100W.
*Another commenter made the very good point though, that the 240W standard is simply too new to be part of this legislation. So kinda satisfied with that answer