why not all laptops and PCs charging/working via usb c yet,instead of whatever bs charger they make?

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• shortable@feddit.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My laptop has the barrel charger and 100w type c, but the type c isn’t enough power to run the gpu

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• ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Money, it’s hard to beat a barrel jack when it comes to economies of scale

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And durability.

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    • radix@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I have a not-that-old work laptop with a single usb-c charge port (for the dock) and the connection sucks. Thankfully that one also has a barrel port for power only.

      I hate that my new one is usb-c only. I’m moving between locations often enough that long-term durability is a concern having to plug/unplug that one all the time. I’d much rather it was an extra few mm thicker and have a charge port I’ll never have to worry about.

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• adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have to admit I’m pretty ignorant in low-end laptops.

  Business class laptops tend to be able to charge at 100W over USB-C, but often have a dedicated charging port as well (Magsafe for Apple, rectangular charge port for Lenovo, for example).

  For any laptop that draws 100W or less, I believe they’re required to charge over USB-C in the EU. Barrel jack is cheaper though, so they can shave a couple of dollars off the price by using it, which could lead to significant profits in increased sales, since most of the competition is using the same basic parts.

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