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There are trade offs other than just cost. Want a long, thin, flexible cable to charge your laptop? Then you prioritize power delivery at the expense of data
by SloopJon 7y ago
There are trade offs other than just cost. Want a long, thin, flexible cable to charge your laptop? Then you prioritize power delivery at the expense of data speed. If you insist on 40 Gbps capability, something else has to give.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoSo maybe the laptop cable would have to become thick instead of thin, to support the data rates. There's infinite number of tradeoffs you can make to shave that extra fraction of a cent, or to segment your market, but at some point somebody has to unilaterally declare, "this far, no further!". A standards body is a good candidate for that someone.
- em-bee 7y agobut i really want that long flexible charging cable (that 3m i got was my best purchase ever), so i am afraid, as much as i too am in love with the idea of a single cable that works everywhere, i won't be happy if my charging cable becomes a stiff inflexible wire.