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> Since none of the cables or ports are visibly labeled with their capabilities you have to know what you’re doing. I don't know about all of them but my cable

by hdhzy 9y ago

> Since none of the cables or ports are visibly labeled with their capabilities you have to know what you’re doing. I don't know about all of them but my cables and ports have visible Thunderbolt logo (small thunder symbol).

gumby 9y ago
Your Type C ports and cables? What machines and where do you get your cables?
- hdhzy 9y ago
  Dell XPS 9350 has one Thunderbolt port [0] and Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16 has attached Thunderbolt cable [1]. I agree it's not a big, representative sample but still... [0]: http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dell-xps-13_9350_13.jpg http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dell-xp... [1]: https://i1.wp.com/geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dell-thunderbolt-dock-tb16-MO-3.jpg?resize=750%2C457&ssl=1 https://i1.wp.com/geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/d...
  - gumby 9y ago
    That is excellent. If only more vendors (I'm looking at you in particular, Apple) would do this. The USB ss logo is absurd (not Dell's fault). Nobody knows what all those almost-identical names for different kinds of USB mean.
    - hdhzy 9y ago
      > If only more vendors (I'm looking at you in particular, Apple) would do this. I'm not really using Apple cables but a quick search shows that this adapter [0] has a small Thunderbolt logo on the USB-C connector. [0]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter?fnode=8b https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-u... > The USB ss logo is absurd (not Dell's fault). Nobody knows what all those almost-identical names for different kinds of USB mean. I agree. To one-up this on the other side of that laptop [1] is a USB PowerShare port with even more elaborate logo. It's just... super confusing. [1]: https://geardiary.com/2016/03/07/charging-usb-devices-with-your-dell-powered-off/ https://geardiary.com/2016/03/07/charging-usb-devices-with-y...

by hdhzy 9y ago

gumby 9y ago

Your Type C ports and cables? What machines and where do you get your cables?

hdhzy 9y ago
Dell XPS 9350 has one Thunderbolt port [0] and Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16 has attached Thunderbolt cable [1]. I agree it's not a big, representative sample but still... [0]: http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dell-xps-13_9350_13.jpg http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dell-xp... [1]: https://i1.wp.com/geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dell-thunderbolt-dock-tb16-MO-3.jpg?resize=750%2C457&ssl=1 https://i1.wp.com/geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/d...
- gumby 9y ago
  That is excellent. If only more vendors (I'm looking at you in particular, Apple) would do this. The USB ss logo is absurd (not Dell's fault). Nobody knows what all those almost-identical names for different kinds of USB mean.
  - hdhzy 9y ago
    > If only more vendors (I'm looking at you in particular, Apple) would do this. I'm not really using Apple cables but a quick search shows that this adapter [0] has a small Thunderbolt logo on the USB-C connector. [0]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter?fnode=8b https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-u... > The USB ss logo is absurd (not Dell's fault). Nobody knows what all those almost-identical names for different kinds of USB mean. I agree. To one-up this on the other side of that laptop [1] is a USB PowerShare port with even more elaborate logo. It's just... super confusing. [1]: https://geardiary.com/2016/03/07/charging-usb-devices-with-your-dell-powered-off/ https://geardiary.com/2016/03/07/charging-usb-devices-with-y...