Lol I get your frustration. But yeah USB-C cables can be “high speed” for data transfer or “high current” for charging. And the marketing when you look for cables in shops is confusing. But it comes from the requirements of wire gauge and shielding. I mean you now have one cable standard that can do everything, deliver enough data for 4k or more or deliver 48V and 5A - which is 240 watt and enough to power a small chainsaw. A USB-C powered chainsaw, think of the possibilities! :D
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massivefailure@lemm.ee 7 months agoUSB-C is a shitshow, period. Whoever invented that garbage needs to be fired. Out of a cannon. Into the sun.
Depending on just the cable I plug in, I get fast speed (from PC) and charging (from a power outlet) on one device and slow speed and charging on the other, and another cable gets me exactly the opposite.
This is not the behavior of a fucking “standard”. Meanwhile, microUSB just fucking worked regardless of which of the tons of cables I used, all exactly the same.
USB-C needs to fucking die.
Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
BURN@lemmy.world 7 months ago
100% I hate this dumbass trend of putting multiple optional standards into a single cord. They did it with HDMI and confused everyone, and USB-C is the same.
FallenGrove@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I had that issue as well with a USB hub that has charging. Turns out it was the hub that was the issue because it would throttle or even shut off the charging to other usb ports when there’s too high of a demand to prevent it from overheating. Swapped to a better usb hub and had no issues since.
SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I like USB c. The connector is significantly better than micro USB. It formers a tighter connection and can be plugged in in either direction. It allows for significantly faster charging and significantly higher data rates than micro USB. But it is like of a jack of all trades with a fairly loose standard, so manufacturers can implement what attributes they see fit. Overall, I think it’s a big improvement though.