Saudi Arabia mandates all electronic devices to use USB-C charging ports from 2025

And people will be dismembered if they fail to comply.

USB-D will be the new standard just in time for this.

Saudi arabia can go fuck themself regardless of what they do

Well that's handy, because thanks to the EU that's what everything will be using anyway.

What else are they going to mandate? That sand remains course and irritating? Or more likely demand that the rest of the world stops laughing at their Jetsons city idea.

There is a second stage, starting from April 1, 2026, which will apply to laptops and portable computers.

I'm with them on small devices using USB C, but all laptops is a pretty tall task. Can gaming laptops that need a high voltage even use USB-C? They already struggle with massive charging bricks and thick cables.

They should try joining the 21st century or at least maybe the 19th..

Will this global push end up limiting miniaturization of electronics? Even if it does, may still be a worthwhile tradeoff.

That would be clause 9: "It is also necessary to provide the basis for adaptation to any future scientific and technological progress or market developments, which will be continuously monitored by the Commission"

Let's be real, they just want to have more of a reason to execute American iPhone-loving tourists 😂

The problem with these types of mandates is it locks us into standards and makes change hard. Imagine if they had done this when the terrible USB port was dominant.

Or, it gives all the power to the USB group. They have a terrible track record (USB-C is a mess).

The other problem is all the cheap devices that have a USB-C port, but will not charge from a real USB-C to USB-C cable. They are the same old USB ports electrically with a new shape.

These are bad laws with good intents.

There is a second stage, starting from April 1, 2026, which will apply to laptops and portable computers.

I hate this type of legislation. Almost zero USB chargers can power a laptop. But politicians don't know that. So this won't reduce the number of chargers. Unless they're requiring all charges support the full PD spec?

Leave standards to experts.

Edited: Yes i fucking know many laptops use USB-C power now. You're not smart in telling me this. I mean that most USB chargers are cheap crap that can't put out enough power to run a laptop. Not all USB is the same.