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>I also like having dedicated power and display ports (HDMI-out is a requirement for the foreseeable future) as well, which are obvious and cannot have anything

>I also like having dedicated power and display ports (HDMI-out is a requirement for the foreseeable future) as well, which are obvious and cannot have anything else stuffed into them I don't understand this argument when any of the ports would work. If USB C can handle power, data transfer, video, audio, etc. and you had multiple USB C ports on a device then any one of them would work for any use. That's such an easier system then having a bunch of different cords and ports.

falcolas 8y ago
Not all USB C ports are equal. Some have higher speed potential than others. Some have higher power providing/consumption potential than others. Some carry additional protocols (looking at you, Thunderbolt) that are only available on some ports. Cables are in an even worse place - if your cable actually lives up to its stated capabilities (and the capabilities are as vastly different as the ports above), it's in the minority. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN
- gaius 8y ago
  Not all USB C ports are equal. Some have higher speed potential than others. Some have higher power providing/consumption potential than others. Some carry additional protocols (looking at you, Thunderbolt) that are only available on some ports. Standards are great, aren’t they?
thrower123 8y ago
Any output that I'm going to hook up to is going to have an HDMI connection, and I would bet strongly that that is going to be the case for at least a decade. And I've got dozens of perfectly good HDMI cables kicking around. As far as power, my understanding is that generally only a subset of the USB-C ports on a device will be rated for full voltage charging. If there's a power cord with it's own port, then you can't screw that up. You can also supply more power than the USB-C standard is rated for, which is nice if you have a real workstation rather than a lil 13" ultrabook. The ideal would be that any old port can do anything, but I'm not holding my breath on that being a reality.

falcolas 8y ago

Not all USB C ports are equal. Some have higher speed potential than others. Some have higher power providing/consumption potential than others. Some carry additional protocols (looking at you, Thunderbolt) that are only available on some ports. Cables are in an even worse place - if your cable actually lives up to its stated capabilities (and the capabilities are as vastly different as the ports above), it's in the minority. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN

gaius 8y ago
Not all USB C ports are equal. Some have higher speed potential than others. Some have higher power providing/consumption potential than others. Some carry additional protocols (looking at you, Thunderbolt) that are only available on some ports. Standards are great, aren’t they?

thrower123 8y ago

Any output that I'm going to hook up to is going to have an HDMI connection, and I would bet strongly that that is going to be the case for at least a decade. And I've got dozens of perfectly good HDMI cables kicking around. As far as power, my understanding is that generally only a subset of the USB-C ports on a device will be rated for full voltage charging. If there's a power cord with it's own port, then you can't screw that up. You can also supply more power than the USB-C standard is rated for, which is nice if you have a real workstation rather than a lil 13" ultrabook. The ideal would be that any old port can do anything, but I'm not holding my breath on that being a reality.