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Great until you have some "sales rep" in a supermarket dealing with a Karen who's device won't charge fast enough off a 10W USBC charger that fundamentally isn'
by rob_c 4y ago
Great until you have some "sales rep" in a supermarket dealing with a Karen who's device won't charge fast enough off a 10W USBC charger that fundamentally isn't the same as a 60W one.
- kalleboo 4y agoThat's not new to USB-C though, there was already a wide range of charging speeds on USB-A
- vladvasiliu 4y agoYeah, but now there are the bonus points for a "fastish" USB-A charger (QC something, that puts out ~20W) which won't do anything to a laptop that requires "PD", even though the 20W would be enough to at least slowly charge the battery while off.
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoLegacy fast charging was always a mess of competing proprietary standards. A charger adhering to one standard (e.g. Samsung AFC or Oppo VOOC) wouldn't fast charge a phone using a different standard (e.g. Qualcomm QC or Apple 2.4A). https://www.androidauthority.com/fast-charging-explained-2-889780/ https://www.androidauthority.com/fast-charging-explained-2-8...
- rob_c 4y agoKind of is new when all of the specs rely on cable capability and not all manufacturers label different cables differently. The spec for what it is, is a mess, but it's a nice, nay, highly desirable form factor.