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Why would you need to buy "approved" chargers? If the vendor gets to dictate which chargers I buy, I'm worse off than before the days of USB charging. Also, a
by cedilla 6y ago
Why would you need to buy "approved" chargers? If the vendor gets to dictate which chargers I buy, I'm worse off than before the days of USB charging.
Also, a lot of official chargers are cheap, bulky and slow. Third party does not and has never implied "cheap knockoff". In this case, they aren't knock-offs at all.
- selfhoster11 6y agoYou don't need an approved charger, just one that's well-made. It's easier to use a well-known brand name as a shorthand during the selection process, because it's generally not feasible for the end user to evaluate a charger on a technical level.
- tw04 6y agoYou don't, I'm not aware of any vendor that FORCES you to buy their charger, and it's not part of the spec as far as I know. Op is complaining about a charger bricking something - the solution is: buy the approved charger from the vendor. They've tested it, they're telling you it won't brick your device, and I'm confident if it does, they'll replace the device. If you DON'T WANT TO, buy third party. But then don't whine or blame USB-C because you DID buy a cheap charger that bricked your device. That has literally nothing to do with USB-C and everything to do with being penny wise and pound foolish. He's blaming USB-C for something that has nothing to do with USB-C.