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For the vast majority of things I need to power or charge, dumb USB charging is fine, and I have a 10-port Anker “IQ” charger that works great for most of those

For the vast majority of things I need to power or charge, dumb USB charging is fine, and I have a 10-port Anker “IQ” charger that works great for most of those things. Why doesn’t the equivalent USB-C charger exist? I don’t need 65W on each port. I just needs lots of ports for gadgets that can trickle charge for hours at night (4 kids, lots of devices). I mostly want to standardize on USB-C host cables, but no one makes a cheap device for doing that more than a decade after USB-C became a thing.

TulliusCicero 3mo ago
I'm guessing it's because people expect USB-C ports to at least handle 18w.
benoau 3mo ago
> Why doesn’t the equivalent USB-C charger exist? Isn't this just a USB 3.x hub?
- jonhohle 3mo ago
  You know of a 10-port USB-C hub that can negotiate power (old USB style, not PD) without a host device?
tempest_ 3mo ago
The reason is because while you want to use the low end the general public does not understand that USB-C is the connector only and that various levels of power and data depend on the cable and the device at both ends. If you sell a 10 port USB-C charged someone is going to plug 10 MacBooks into it and complain it doesnt work. The best I have seen for what you want is https://ca.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-500w-desktop-charger https://ca.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-500w-desktop-charger but is not cheap at all or something like https://www.amazon.ca/Powered-Aluminum-Adapter-Computer-Printer/dp/B0G13RQ2SZ https://www.amazon.ca/Powered-Aluminum-Adapter-Computer-Prin...
- xp84 3mo ago
  Macbooks aren't the absolute best example anymore, since 20W is plenty to charge ARM-based MacBooks in a few hours, so a 200W 10-port charger could do a fine job with 10 MacBooks. But your point is still valid. As a nerd I really appreciate being able to use say, my 100W laptop charger or the car jumpstarter pack I have to charge up my earbuds or an electric toothbrush, since it reduces the number of weird little cables or chargers I have to keep track of, but it sure does baffle the non-technical majority that their toothbrush charger fits their laptop 'for some reason' but of course does nothing - plus the confusion when they realize they could physically plug the toothbrush into a pair of headphones, or plug two portable batteries together.
rootusrootus 3mo ago
I've seen 1000W (or so they claim) 10 port USB-C chargers on Amazon. Not Anker, just a no name Chinese brand I am not going to trust. But they do seem to exist. Like the sibling comment says, I assume it's because people expect USB-C charging capabilities to be a lot higher.
- zamadatix 3mo ago
  Do you believe the 16 TB uSD cards from no name Chinese brands on Amazon as well? If so, I have a bridge to sell - limited time offer! 500W (with 1 port being true 240 W) is the highest legitimate one I've run across - and I search often for real alternatives to buy. Even bulky GaN PC PSUs selling for $500 can't exceed 700W without assisted cooling due to efficiency->heat reasons.
  - rootusrootus 3mo ago
    > Do you believe I will just quote myself to answer that. > or so they claim > a no name Chinese brand I am not going to trust
    - zamadatix 3mo ago
      Yet if seeing fakes on Amazon convinces you: > But they do seem to exist I still have my bridge to sell. Quoting the parts which lead to a reply isn't really a response as it's guaranteed to lead to the same place.

TulliusCicero 3mo ago

I'm guessing it's because people expect USB-C ports to at least handle 18w.

benoau 3mo ago

> Why doesn’t the equivalent USB-C charger exist? Isn't this just a USB 3.x hub?

jonhohle 3mo ago
You know of a 10-port USB-C hub that can negotiate power (old USB style, not PD) without a host device?

tempest_ 3mo ago

The reason is because while you want to use the low end the general public does not understand that USB-C is the connector only and that various levels of power and data depend on the cable and the device at both ends. If you sell a 10 port USB-C charged someone is going to plug 10 MacBooks into it and complain it doesnt work. The best I have seen for what you want is https://ca.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-500w-desktop-charger https://ca.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-500w-desktop-charger but is not cheap at all or something like https://www.amazon.ca/Powered-Aluminum-Adapter-Computer-Printer/dp/B0G13RQ2SZ https://www.amazon.ca/Powered-Aluminum-Adapter-Computer-Prin...

xp84 3mo ago
Macbooks aren't the absolute best example anymore, since 20W is plenty to charge ARM-based MacBooks in a few hours, so a 200W 10-port charger could do a fine job with 10 MacBooks. But your point is still valid. As a nerd I really appreciate being able to use say, my 100W laptop charger or the car jumpstarter pack I have to charge up my earbuds or an electric toothbrush, since it reduces the number of weird little cables or chargers I have to keep track of, but it sure does baffle the non-technical majority that their toothbrush charger fits their laptop 'for some reason' but of course does nothing - plus the confusion when they realize they could physically plug the toothbrush into a pair of headphones, or plug two portable batteries together.

rootusrootus 3mo ago

I've seen 1000W (or so they claim) 10 port USB-C chargers on Amazon. Not Anker, just a no name Chinese brand I am not going to trust. But they do seem to exist. Like the sibling comment says, I assume it's because people expect USB-C charging capabilities to be a lot higher.

zamadatix 3mo ago
Do you believe the 16 TB uSD cards from no name Chinese brands on Amazon as well? If so, I have a bridge to sell - limited time offer! 500W (with 1 port being true 240 W) is the highest legitimate one I've run across - and I search often for real alternatives to buy. Even bulky GaN PC PSUs selling for $500 can't exceed 700W without assisted cooling due to efficiency->heat reasons.
- rootusrootus 3mo ago
  > Do you believe I will just quote myself to answer that. > or so they claim > a no name Chinese brand I am not going to trust
  - zamadatix 3mo ago
    Yet if seeing fakes on Amazon convinces you: > But they do seem to exist I still have my bridge to sell. Quoting the parts which lead to a reply isn't really a response as it's guaranteed to lead to the same place.