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Please retire the 3.5mm headphone jack from laptops and give us ports we actually need

4 Dec 2025

Please retire the 3.5mm headphone jack from laptops and give us ports we actually need

Please retire the 3.5mm headphone jack from laptops and give us ports we actually need 

I’m from an older generation that misses physical media and clings to USB-A ports, yet still thinks 3.5mm headphone jacks are a redundant feature on modern laptops. These ports have been a standard feature as long as I can remember, and there was a time when my wired earphones were permanently connected to my laptop for gaming and Skype calls.