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PoE has been around for longer, and while it doesn't go that high (90W --- but at much longer distances), it uses passive cables just fine.
by userbinator 1y ago
PoE has been around for longer, and while it doesn't go that high (90W --- but at much longer distances), it uses passive cables just fine.
- fooblaster 1y agoPOE is an quite expensive thing to implement on a board. Flyback transformers are essentially required to support the standard.
- lxgr 1y agoAt the cost of much higher complexity on each end. USB-C still supports completely passive old chargers and devices.