Interesting. Personally, I think that ALL powering mechanism should be standardized on laptops.<p>I would desire that I plug ANY laptop into any plug.<p>I have five laptops within 10 feet of me in my home right now: A dell, and HP, a MB Pro, (2) S76 Gazelles.<p>All have different power supplies, which is lame.<p>I used to typically have multiple chargers at home as well: one in the living room, office and bedroom and one in my backpack. So I didnt have to carry a charger with my everywhere... some of these chargers cost me $90! (Thats what S76 cost.<p>Also, I think that every power block on a laptop charger should also have a USB port. I have had some chargers in the past that had a USB port on them - and I think that Apple is /r/assholeDesign with all of their charging products (aside from the mag-safe connector, which is my favorite connector type...<p>chargers and usb cables are such wasteful products. Horrible for the environment, poorly designed, toxic in chemicals etc...<p>we should have a single charging standard for all laptops regardless of brand.