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   Mike Rockwell (mike@libertynode.net)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 08:43:37 JST Mike Rockwell

   How many years until laptop makers just stop including chargers and cables in the box? With the claim being “everyone uses USB-C for charging now, so you can just reuse a charger from another device”.

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     ≠ (amerika@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 08:43:36 JST ≠

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     On the flip side, how many fewer charges end up in the landfill that way?

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     ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|?? (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 08:43:36 JST ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|??

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     @amerika @mike a ton still will when the dollar tree one breaks or better; your USB c cable killing your laptop.
     https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/02/google-engineer-finds-usb-type-c-cable-thats-so-bad-it-fried-his-chromebook-pixel/
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     寮 (ryo@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 08:44:33 JST 寮

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     @PhenomX6 @mike @amerika Meanwhile, the Eww wants to enforce USB-C on every single device.
     Yet another reason added as to why ancient laptops are superior over the current year consoomer toys...
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     ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|?? (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 09:10:48 JST ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|??

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     @ryo @mike @amerika which can break as well, you'll notice when the cable pops out easily
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     寮 (ryo@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 09:11:55 JST 寮

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     @PhenomX6 @mike @amerika You mean USB-C?
     Because I had experience like that before.
     Hell, the cable PinePhone ships with is like that literally out of the box, so I had to buy another cable to fix that.
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     Terminal Autism (terminalautism@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 09:16:00 JST Terminal Autism

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     @ryo @PhenomX6 @amerika @mike Oh, I didn't know that USB-C actually did the things that some people were saying it would do.
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     @TerminalAutism @mike @amerika @ryo yeah a lot of new laptops will charge on 45-65w USBC cables. There's also a new standard that needs custom cables to do 240w. I've also seen some with barrel jacks and USB c jacks that charge from either.
     https://9to5google.com/2021/05/26/usb-c-2-1-can-deliver-up-to-240w-of-power-but-will-require-specialized-cables-to-do-so/
     
     It's a good idea that'll be ruined by cheap laptop companies using it to not bundle a charger.
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     ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|?? (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 09:17:49 JST ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|??

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     @ryo @mike @amerika yep my phone has had that issue before.
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     Anornymorse (anornymorse@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 09:36:15 JST Anornymorse

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     @PhenomX6 @mike @amerika @TerminalAutism @ryo I converted my company's laptops to USB-C-to 5.5x1.7mm connectors. Turns out, I was able to buy 130w USB-C chargers and 100w cables in bulk for far cheaper than buying a stock of replacement power bricks. I'm really enjoying USB-C PD so far.
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     ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|?? (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 13:06:33 JST ?Smoking cigs in Room 641a ??|??

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     @anornymorse @mike @amerika @TerminalAutism @ryo I've seen this mod done to ancient laptops too, or X220s just because you can walk into any store and find PD chargers/cables as opposed to some barrel plug for a ThinkPad that's old (and then borrow a friends charger).
     
     https://www.tindie.com/products/mikepdiy/lenovo-charging-port-type-c-pd-t450-x240-x250-x260/
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