[saurik]

USB-C means that I get to use any charger I have and can trivially replace it; a barrel-connector is some one-off component that is precious: if I lose it or damage it I am _screwed_.

The article says the device also support some charging over USB-C... why even bother including a barrel-connector? It feels wrong.

[detaro]

universal PSUs with all of the few common barrel connector sizes are commonly and cheaply available. I personally prefer USB-C too, just because I have more devices with it, but barrel connectors aren't that weird.

[cybernabjo]

It's cheaper to get some replacement barrel-connector cables then USB-C