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I feel that usb-c mandate is the best thing in the world of consumer electronics since mobile phones were invented. I need 1-2 cables instead of a battery of co
by vkazanov 2y ago
I feel that usb-c mandate is the best thing in the world of consumer electronics since mobile phones were invented. I need 1-2 cables instead of a battery of connectors. In fact, i normally just have 1 on me - my laptop's, which I use for everything.
- rawbot 2y agoThe USB-C mandate is good, but the actual USB-C spec is not, with how confusing it became because now the USB-C connector doesn't tell you whether the cable is charge-only, USB 2.0, USB 3.1, USB 3.2 or USB 4.0. So everytime I grab a cable I need to test it and label it accordingly. With USB-A and B, you knew at a glance at least which speeds it supported.
- SAI_Peregrinus 2y agoThere's no such thing as a charge-only USB-C cable that's compliant with USB standards. So if it's got a USB logo, and isn't a counterfeit, then it's not charge-only. Of course there are plenty of counterfeits. Otherwise entirely correct, the marking requirements for USB-C are terrible. And the ports don't have any good way to show which alternate functions they support. You can have 40Gib/s USB-4.0 without the DisplayPort alternate mode supported, for example.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoThe fact that they don't meet a standard doesn't negate the fact that they exist, are for sale, and that most people do not understand the very technical specifications, or even what the USB logo represents.
- acdha 2y agoNo, but it means there’s a consumer safety issue rather than a problem with the standard just as someone selling contaminated meat does not mean that the food safety labeling laws are broken.