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IIRC these things depend on the port and the cable supporting it. If so, we'll have a universal form factor for all sorts of functions that depend on the capabi
by toiletaccount 5y ago
IIRC these things depend on the port and the cable supporting it. If so, we'll have a universal form factor for all sorts of functions that depend on the capabilities of the port and the cable both being clearly labeled which, in practice, are requirements not always satisfied (or understood by most users). For the most part in the past there was one cable that did one thing, fit one specific port, and basically did what it was expected to do without any fuss.
I expect more confusion and frustration from non-power-users.
- qwerty456127 5y agoI believe most of the people writing here (let alone those using OCuLink) can afford always buying the best full-featured cables to avoid the problem entirely. For those who can't afford this the whole problem can be solved by better labeling of the cables. Whatever the case, to me this doesn't seem a reason why we should keep different ports for everything on actual computer mainboards when there is thunderbolt. If a mainboard manufacturer is worried about end-users being unable to get proper cables - just put some in the box.
- toiletaccount 5y agoim not necessarily opposed to it, but there are tradeoffs that come with a universal port. USB consortium tried to fix this with the coloroed tongues inside the female piece, but either manufacturers thought they were ugly or the number of different functions outstripped the colors your could reasonably use. i doubt think many on HN will have trouble with this, except when their family asks why it doesnt work when the cable is plugged in and cant read the fine print on the sheath.