Comment on There was a time when people had to deal with all of these being separate

Seaguy05@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Now you need to carry around a dozen USB-C cables that all look identical, but can do different things.

  This one can do video, this one can do fast charging but no data at all, this one has fast data transfer…

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  • ddplf@szmer.info ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Huh what? Is this a thing with USB-C cables? I always used the same cable for everything and I’m fine

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    • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Same. That’s the whole point of USB C. You buy one good cable and use it for everything.

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    • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They do not all behave the same. I have many of them that are supplied as a charging cable in small electronic devices. These ubiquitous USB-C cables will not perform a data connection with your phone. At all. I have to search for that one cable that I know works for data since it moves around the house.

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    • llii@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes, there are ones that are only USB 2, also some can deliver more power than others. If you want to charge a USB-C notebook for example, you need 100 W capable cables for example.

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Are you aware you can buy a 240W/40Gps cable?

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    • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Honestly, the idea of pushing 240W through a USB-C cable kind of terrifies me. That’s a lot of power for such little wires…

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