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 ...
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