Acer and Asus Back Plans for Universal Laptop Power Supplies
Mon, 05 Jul 2010
Two of the biggest laptop manufacturers in the world have given their support to plans to introduce universal power supply units for notebooks . Acer and Asus, both of which are based in Taiwan, have given their backing to a scheme for standardised power units for laptops – an idea put forward by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A working group was recently set up by the standards body to come up with a design for a universal power brick and connector.

If the proposals receive the backing of the world’s major PC manufacturers, they will signal an end to the practice of manufacturers charging over £100 for the power leads. The decisions of Acer and Asus, ranked second and fifth in terms of global laptop shipments respectively, to back the proposal represent a significant boost to the IEEE’s plans, which will become credible with the support of a few more major manufacturers.

The IEEE did, however, take seven years to complete the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, and does not have a reputation for efficiency. Furthermore, if efforts to establish a universal mobile phone charge are anything to go by, it could be some time before we see a universal laptop charger .

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