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by toyg 2106 days ago
> While I can appreciate the reduction in cost likely was a factor

Another factor is the EU slowly closing down on their loopholes for nonstandard chargers. They are probably trying to minimize costs in preparation for the eventual reckoning (i.e. which production and packaging chains will have to be modified).
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DonaldPShimoda 2106 days ago
Oh that's a factor I hadn't considered. Yeah, you're probably right that that's part of it too!
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cassianoleal 2106 days ago
That change is going to be on 1 side of the cable, it has nothing to do with the PSU.
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