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USB C isn't exactly everything it's cracked up to be. You can't exactly just grab any USB C cable and plug it into any USB C port and it works. I still need to
by 2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
USB C isn't exactly everything it's cracked up to be. You can't exactly just grab any USB C cable and plug it into any USB C port and it works. I still need to keep that one USB C cable with thunderbolt and charging specifically for my laptop. Except now I have to label it or be careful with cable management.
I'd rather be able to just look at the connector and tell what it does rather than this silly game of "this USB C cable is fat, maybe I can use it to charge my laptop". USB C ports are harder to clean too.
- leetcrew 5y agoI choose to look at it from a glass half-full perspective. any usbc cable is at least as good as a standard usb2 cable. anything past that is a bonus. it's mildly annoying that some cables support high wattage PD and some don't, but it sure beats carrying around two dedicated cables all the time. but if it really bugs you that much, why not just find a cable that supports all the features you need, buy a few of those, and hide the rest? they're not that expensive...
- 2muchcoffeeman 5y agoYou still can't tell the capabilities of the USB C port just by looking at it. I don't buy the "saves a cable" argument. My laptop is all USB C (made sure all the ports had all the same capabilities) and now I need to carry a dongle everywhere if I want to remain compatible with the other screens that I need to use or if I want to use a wired keyboard or mouse. And a good dongle is not cheap. Mostly what USB C does well, is if you are not an iPhone user, and ask someone for a charging cable. It will fit. I'd rather just carry my own cable than have spent that dongle money.