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Honestly no excuse for this to be done wrong on a $400 device. They should replace all deployed units for free. (Because you know these cost $20 to make.)
by jrockway 1y ago
Honestly no excuse for this to be done wrong on a $400 device. They should replace all deployed units for free. (Because you know these cost $20 to make.)
- userbinator 1y agoBecause no one really understands USB-C... The price is not too surprising --- the margins are insane on many embedded development tools, although the stuff coming out of China is slowly trying to change that. The most expensive part of this device is the MCU which is around $15, but comparable ones from other manufacturers are <$5.
- lxgr 1y agoPlenty of manufacturers understand USB-C well enough to get this right. Out of what must be dozens, I own a total of two devices, and have encountered one more, that have this kind of mistake in their design; except for the Raspberry Pi 4, I’m not surprised based on the quality and price of the device.
- 05 1y agoI'm sorry but the CC1/CC2 pullup issue is so widespread any electronics engineer getting that wrong now has no business designing USB devices
- eschneider 1y agoTBF, I paid about twice that for the JLink model I have and I've gotten value for money. I'm not complaining.
- jrockway 1y agoYeah, the sticker that says "J-Link" is the expensive part. That's why $1.99-on-AliExpress level hardware mistakes are inexcusable. (I mean, a bug is a bug, they happen. But you've gotta make it right.)