A $500 laptop has a USB-C charging connector and more than 1 billion have been made, so there is no tax on that. The laptop has mini–Display Port, USB-A and USB

A $500 laptop has a USB-C charging connector and more than 1 billion have been made, so there is no tax on that. The laptop has mini–Display Port, USB-A and USB-C ports on the sides and back, again, there is no tax. Inside the laptop, there is a DDR5 SODIMM and a M.2 NVME connector. Still no tax. Inside the laptop uses a proprietary and patented connector between the motherboard and the screen. Because no parts were made with those connectors before this year, the tax rate would be 100, but Each end of that is taxed at 300% because the connectors are proprietary. We find the cost of those parts by finding the cost to have one of each shipped to a US address. Let’s say that Sony charges $1,200 for the motherboard (on a $500 laptop; Sony does this) and $1,800 for a screen. The total tax bill because Sony decided to use a patented, proprietary connector instead of 20-pin LVDS or DVI is $9,000. I still remember Sony trying to charge my friend $800 for a power connector for a VAIO. The connector was deliberately designed to break (planned obsolescence) and was patented. A standard connector would be much easier. The processor is soldered on instead of socketed, so there is tax on that. I hope we can push manufacturers to use standard connectors. Think of the Framework Laptop but with a COMexpress module for the processor and chipset.