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Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoFirst page. First graph. 3A/5A. And then means that only 5A cables should be used. Why?
- AdrianB1 4y agoVery brief and unremarkable article. Not worth reading.
- CharlesW 4y agoIs it possible that you just read the first page? Here are all 6 pages of the main content on one page: https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-types-pitfalls-and-more?view=all https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-ty...
- Arnavion 4y agoI don't blame AdrianB1. The geniuses put the link to the second page as a "What is USB C?" button instead of something like "Next Page". And it's after a bunch of shopping links that you'd assume are affiliate links at the end of the article. The submission should be changed to your link.
- CharlesW 4y ago> I don't blame AdrianB1. For sure, and I hope it didn't come across that way! The pagination UI is not good.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago@dang Can we change the link to this one?
- JonChesterfield 4y agoPossibly explains why finding a longer cable that can run power and displayport in opposite directions is a pain. Think I'm stuck on 0.5m still.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agohttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K
- cyberge99 4y agoI just get Thunderbolt 4 cables and I don’t have to worry about it. They’re more expensive, but they always work for everything and they’ll hopefully be around for a while.
- chrisseaton 4y agoAren’t they like $100 a meter or something? And unreasonably thick and stiff?
- midoridensha 4y agoYes, and yes. This is ridiculously bad advice when you just want a cable to put in your bag to charge your phone with when you're out.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agoNo. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K
- chrisseaton 4y agoApple sells them for $129 for 1.8m, which is way more than their other cables. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-pro-cable-18-m https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-p...
- likeclockwork 4y agoFortunately Apple isn't the only company selling these cables.
- omgwtfbyobbq 4y agoThey're $3 plus s&h for .3m on Amazingon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B18CW25H https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B18CW25H
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- friend_and_foe 4y agoThis all looks ridiculous. I used to be really excited about USB 3.1, until it became real. The cable's form should tell you something about what it does. I shouldn't have to guess at what a cable is for when I pull it out of a drawer. $100 a meter just in case is ludicrous. A cable should not be able to damage a device. I thought these things were given and well understood.
- SlackingOff123 4y agoI wish printing the usb version and current rating on the cable itself was mandatory for a type c cable to be certified.
- eternityforest 4y agoI'm not aware of any way a cable can damage a device unless it's incorrectly assembled, which almost any cable could do. Most devices are backwards compatible and will run at USB2.0 speeds. Almost any cable will work, just slowly. That's a pretty big advantage. Since I don't have much of anything that uses the 3.0 speeds, having everything on one connector is worth it, it's a great charging port, it's great for 2.0 speeds, and you can do 3.0 if needed with some effort. When monitors hopefully switch over there could be some confusion though. I would imagine they'll need to actually start using the cable marking spec, and things will get a lot easier.
- wodenokoto 4y ago> When monitors hopefully switch over What do you mean when? Finding a usb cable that can meaningfully connect your pc and monitor is difficult. Especially in the “grab a cable from the drawer” types of situations.
- pg999w 4y agoFinding a USB DisplayPort cable from your drawer should not be harder than finding a HDMI cable if correctly marked.
- eternityforest 4y ago