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I have never encountered a C-to-C cable with only USB 2 support. Are they are really a thing?
by TorKlingberg 7y ago
I have never encountered a C-to-C cable with only USB 2 support. Are they are really a thing?
- gok 7y agoMost are in fact. When I searched for "USB C cable" on Amazon just now, I had to scroll to the 16th result to find a non-USB2 C-to-C cable.
- TorKlingberg 7y agoWhen I search for "USB C cable" on Amazon UK, 90% of the results are A-to-C cables. The first C-to-C cable is an Amazon Basics 2.0 cable, so you are right.
- jjoonathan 7y agoIf they aren't, they will be, once the value engineering kicks into full gear :)
- duskwuff 7y agoAbsolutely. They're often used as charging cables, e.g. on cell phones and Apple laptops, where engineering a high-speed data cable of the length required would be costly, difficult, and unnecessary.
- thoughtsimple 7y agoApple calls them charging cables. The advantage is they are less expensive for longer lengths.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThey're less expensive, they're more flexible, and if you want to go to 3 meters long you don't have to worry about signal integrity.
- chx 7y agoYes and since they are very thin they are quite useful when you just want to carry a tiny charger (my choice is the Mu One / RAVPower GaN 45W same Navitas charger except the Mu One has nifty folding international heads) and a lightweight cable. AmazonBasics is a reliable brand for this.