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> moving to USB-C will mean we'll have to buy a 5-10 new bricks and cables Why? Your computers and one of your tablets already have USB-C chargers, so you cou
by yellowapple 4y ago
> moving to USB-C will mean we'll have to buy a 5-10 new bricks and cables
Why? Your computers and one of your tablets already have USB-C chargers, so you could just use those for your phones. Further, USB-A to USB-C cables exist, so you could reuse your existing USB-A bricks, too.
- gnicholas 4y agoI can't unplug my computer to charge my phone because I use my computer in clamshell mode, which sadly only works when its plugged in. I do sometimes charge through my computer, but I find this is pretty slow. I figured that USB-A to USB-C cables exist, and we might decide to buy some of these. But if the change is happening, it might be foolish to purchase cables that have one foot in the grave already. The upside would be that we could still charge our micro USB devices from the same bricks.
- yellowapple 4y ago> But if the change is happening, it might be foolish to purchase cables that have one foot in the grave already. I don't see USB-A going anywhere in the next decade or so, especially now that they're popping up in wall outlets and power strips alongside traditional wall plugs (at least here in the US; YMMV elsewhere). Hell, I was at a casino last weekend and pretty much every slot machine has a USB-A port specifically for charging phones (unfortunately, the casino's gift shop was sold out of USB-C and Lightning, but had lots of micro-B on hand - go figure lol).
- gnicholas 4y agoYeah I was traveling recently and realized that all the hotel/airport/airplane receptacles are USB-A. Wonder how long that will last?
- yellowapple 4y ago> Wonder how long that will last? Probably for longer than USB-A male connectors exist, knowing how fast things usually evolve in said industries :)