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AFAIK there's no such thing as a standards compliant USB-C male to USB-C female extension cable. The very concept goes against the spec[1]. You have a point th
by Ajedi32 3y ago
AFAIK there's no such thing as a standards compliant USB-C male to USB-C female extension cable. The very concept goes against the spec[1].
You have a point though; I'm sure there are abominations out there that abuse the USB spec in all sorts of interesting ways, they just haven't been something I've encountered in my years of using USB-C for everything.
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/10xj74r/why_dont_usbc_extension_cables_work/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/10xj74r/why_d...
- alanbernstein 3y agoAh, good to know. I'm tempted to respond that this means the spec has failed to address an important use case. But I'm certainly not going to learn enough of the spec to back up that claim.
- Ajedi32 3y agoYou're not wrong; it's an unfortunate limitation, even though there are solid technical reasons for it. As a sibling commenter pointed out, a standards-compliant alternative would basically just be a USB hub with a single USB-C port.
- kccqzy 3y agoYou can make a USB-C hub that has only a USB-C port.
- skinner927 3y agoWhy buys a $5 cable when you can buy a $20 cable?