I think they have to idiot proof this kind of gear to the point where, yes, they need to say this laptop power adapter is for a laptop and not something else.
Aren’t all laptops USB now? They should be. I hate phones that have proprietary charging ports and/or headphone adapters. Such as my current phone, which needs an adapter to plug in a headset/headphones and comes with an odd samsung charger port.
It’s almost not worth getting something that uses proprietary connections. Just another way to make money and inconvenience consumers.
Think about selling something that doesn’t have a standardized port such as 2.5mm/3.5mm for headphones or mini/micro USB for charging and you lost the cable.
I hope this influences people not to by proprietized ports on phones and cameras and such.
Agreed, that said, you cant really pull enough power from a USB port to charge a laptop. it would be kinda funny for those of us that have multiple systems, telling your roomie to get off the gaming computer so you can set up your notebook for charging. oh and as far as phones are concerned, DROID FTW
Maybe it means compatible with that particular model of laptop.
I think they have to idiot proof this kind of gear to the point where, yes, they need to say this laptop power adapter is for a laptop and not something else.
Aren’t all laptops USB now? They should be. I hate phones that have proprietary charging ports and/or headphone adapters. Such as my current phone, which needs an adapter to plug in a headset/headphones and comes with an odd samsung charger port.
It’s almost not worth getting something that uses proprietary connections. Just another way to make money and inconvenience consumers.
Think about selling something that doesn’t have a standardized port such as 2.5mm/3.5mm for headphones or mini/micro USB for charging and you lost the cable.
I hope this influences people not to by proprietized ports on phones and cameras and such.
Agreed, that said, you cant really pull enough power from a USB port to charge a laptop. it would be kinda funny for those of us that have multiple systems, telling your roomie to get off the gaming computer so you can set up your notebook for charging. oh and as far as phones are concerned, DROID FTW