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by retired 2 days ago
That is now illegal in the European Union. Everything sold is required to have USB-C.

> From 28 December 2024, the rules apply to mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, videogame consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems and earbuds sold in the EU. From 28 April 2026, they will also apply to laptops.
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echoangle 2 days ago
You’re not allowed to sell keyboard and mice with USB-A port? Doubt it. Can you link the source you’re quoting?

Edit:

It’s this right?

https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-common-c...

That’s only for battery powered devices afaik.

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retired 2 days ago
Got it. I guess some people still use wired mice and keyboards with legacy connectors. But how many of those use them on a $350 board? Seems like a very small use case. I personally use Bluetooth for that, been doing that for the past 20 years.
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forty 1 day ago
You insist on calling it legacy connectors, but they are just perfectly good current day connectors to connect a keyboard, a video game controller, a USB drive, a printer, a scanner or the Bluetooth dongle for your Bluetooth mouse. I think only Apple decided that it was deprecated for them because it did not allow them to make their laptops thin enough to their taste. Meanwhile the rest of the world is perfectly fine with it for many use cases. You might also not believe it, but I also still use HDMI cables for screens, like a caveman ;)
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