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 ...
Well yes, and I think 1000 charge cycles aren’t very many at all to get down to 80% battery health. A heavy user could easily get to that within 3 years, charging every day. So within 3 years you have a battery that holds much less of a charge than a new one does and you can’t replace it, because that’s supposed to be good enough to be allowed to place irreplaceable ones. It’s all for the planned obsolescence that these companies create.