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How much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

A little disappointing.

I had been pretty well consolidated to just lightning cables for everything. It did what I needed, the connector is small, reversible, easy to use, and it fit most electronics for my family of four. I had built up a nice stable of accessories like power banks and charging blocks that fit everything and hadn’t needed to buy anything new in years.

The switch to USB-C came with great fanfare and seemed like a good idea. However it really doesn’t give me any direct benefits and I have to buy all new accessories. Now I’m in a transition mode for a few years where I need usb-c, usb-a, and lightning cables and chargers. Worst of all the market that I kept being told was leaving behind still has more support for usb-a - my laptop has mostly usb-a, even new model motherboards for building my kids gaming computers are mostly usb-a, I don’t see a good selection of usb-c chargers, power banks are still mostly usb-a, keyboards and mice are usb-a, kvms are usb-a, etc

Trying to switch to usb-c has meant more cable types rather than fewer. It has meant buying duplicate chargers and it has meant less convenience where usb-c is not really mainstream yet. Hopefully the market will more fully adopt usb-c quickly but I meant to be a late adopter to this transition and feel almost like an early adopter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

USB-C is pin-compatible with every single other USB plug, so you should be able to get away with all USBC cables and some adapters for whatever plug type you're trying to plug in.

There are only 3 types of pin sets, USB-C(USB 3.0 pins + 3 extra pins), USB-3.0(USB 1.0 + 5 extra pins) and USB-2.0 and lower. Everything else version wise is the controller on the actual board, not the cable.

Cable-wise you only need one to get the benefit of every other plug on the market.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The failure of pc manufacturers to move to C quickly is sad. Apple has moved over quicker. That says a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's pretty cool but like all connectors, it fails eventually.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

A lower strength more pinned Magsafe type of adapter would have been cool. They would be more costly though so I assume that's why we don't. Reversible, solid, and don't have lose pins to break

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

https://youtu.be/wGKxWatPkd0

Summer up how I feel about usb C now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

a bit, reversable charging.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But how to select "the charger" and "the load"?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on if it is still using USB 2.0 or 3.0+ standard for data transfer. I love the mostly plug it in way you like option Ivey micro usb, but trying to do photo file transfers from older/cheaper USB C with 2.0 is brutally slow if needed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

How do you know if the cable is a C type of USB?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I regularly, accidentally, grab a USB-C>USB-C cable instead of USB-A>USB-C. And then I think by myself, I've never had this many cables that don't fit.

Good thing is, I have plenty of USB-C cables of different lengths, most of which I don't know the origin. At least they're in a box in my home and not in a landfill.

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