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burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

More power, basically. Nintendo isn’t the only one that’s done this. Apple and dell both have laptops with them. superuser.com/…/why-do-some-docking-stations-have… has some other answers, such as video disabling certain functions.

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socsa@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Can’t you do like 240w with USB C thunderbolt?

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attero@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This is a development kit, so the transmitted signals / pinout could have nothing in common with regular usb-c and they just needed more lanes than one usb-c cable can provide, leading them to develop this monstrosity.

Similar to the PCIe extenders that use USB3 male to male or HDMI as their connector / cable.

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