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Saudi Arabia mandates all electronic devices to use USB-C charging ports from 2025 (www.gsmarena.com)
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[–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

What do you mean? My M1 MacBook charges just fine on USB-C. Do you mean that 1A USB chargers can’t do the job? Cause they can’t

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    yes - this is exactly what I mean. They've legislated the interface but not the standard.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's all part of the USB standard, there can be different "levels" of chargers. If I'm just travelling with my phone, I don't want to have to bring a 240W charger. It would be way too expensive and also too big/heavy. The good thing is, if you have to bring a big charger anyway, you can also use it to charge your phone or your headphones. That's what the standard is all about.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    So then what problem has been solved? Ostensibly this was to reduce the number of chargers and cables. But that situation will still exist with this law. You may have some more convenience but... Is that worth passing a law over?

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