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Do you have a nintendo switch? The one that comes with it is like that - https://store.nintendo.com.au/au/nintendo-switch-ac-adapter.html https://store.nintendo

by Nursie 4y ago

Do you have a nintendo switch? The one that comes with it is like that - https://store.nintendo.com.au/au/nintendo-switch-ac-adapter.html https://store.nintendo.com.au/au/nintendo-switch-ac-adapter.... See also Lenovo laptop chargers - https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/accessories-and-software/chargers-and-batteries/chargers/4x20m26280 https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/accessories-and-software/char... I have a bunch of things like this around the house. I'm not trying to deny the existence of usb-c female power adapters, but IMHO they are a more recent phenomenon than usb-a female power adapters, and the male-ended usb-c power adapters that ship with many devices. I'm not trying to justify whatever's going on in Brazil, but usb-c female to lightning or usb-a male to lightning would be generally easier to accomodate, for me. I also have (for instance) usb-a female sockets in the car.

crazygringo 4y ago
Oh, I see what you mean now. Those are chargers that have an integrated cable that of course ends in male. I really didn't know those still existed. It seems like such atrocious design -- the vast, vast majority of consumer electronics has moved to separating the charger and cable when using USB, precisely so you can reuse chargers and replace worn cables. I'm pretty shocked Nintendo and Lenovo are so backwards on this. Is there really a significant cost savings or something for them? It's so user-hostile.
- ars 4y ago
  I have a charger like that, I bought it when USB C cables were extremely expensive. So buying a charger with an integrated cable saved me a lot of money.
- Nursie 4y ago
  I do have a lot of chargers with the female port right on them, but they’re all A ports
- dathinab 4y ago
  Both Lenovo and Nintendo did that initially because in the relatively early days of USB-C there had been quite a bunch of incorrectly produced USB-C cables on Amazone which kill your device. Through it is without question pretty user hostile that they haven't updated their design wrt. this aspect in recent years.

by Nursie 4y ago

crazygringo 4y ago

Oh, I see what you mean now. Those are chargers that have an integrated cable that of course ends in male. I really didn't know those still existed. It seems like such atrocious design -- the vast, vast majority of consumer electronics has moved to separating the charger and cable when using USB, precisely so you can reuse chargers and replace worn cables. I'm pretty shocked Nintendo and Lenovo are so backwards on this. Is there really a significant cost savings or something for them? It's so user-hostile.

ars 4y ago
I have a charger like that, I bought it when USB C cables were extremely expensive. So buying a charger with an integrated cable saved me a lot of money.
Nursie 4y ago
I do have a lot of chargers with the female port right on them, but they’re all A ports
dathinab 4y ago
Both Lenovo and Nintendo did that initially because in the relatively early days of USB-C there had been quite a bunch of incorrectly produced USB-C cables on Amazone which kill your device. Through it is without question pretty user hostile that they haven't updated their design wrt. this aspect in recent years.