EU indfører krav om USB-C til alle nye bærbare computere

Alle nye bærbare computere i EU skal nu være udstyret med en standardiseret USB-C-opladningsport. Dette implementerer et EU-direktiv efter en overgangsperiode, der fulgte efter smartphones og mindre enheder. Producenter er forpligtet til at tilbyde enheder uden strømforsyning.

EU-direktivet er nu trådt i kraft: Alle nye mobile computere med et strømforbrug på op til 240 watt skal kunne oplades via USB-C. Tidligere benyttede mange producenter, særligt til gaming- og workstation-computere, proprietære opladningsporte, der ikke var kompatible med andre enheder.

Brugere var ofte nødsaget til at medbringe den originale strømforsyning. Denne praksis ophører med den fælles standard.

Producenter skal tilbyde bærbare computere uden strømforsyning. Et piktogram på emballagen angiver, om en oplader er inkluderet. Formålet er at forhindre, at husholdninger ophober unødvendige strømadaptere.

Forbrugere bør dog stadig være opmærksomme ved køb af kabler. Ikke alle USB-C-kabler er egnede til bærbare computere, der kræver 65 til 100 watt eller mere. Se efter "Power Delivery" (USB-PD) og watt-specifikationen for at undgå meddelelser om "langsom oplader".

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