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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by paganel on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @06:27PM (#18811364)
Probably what the OP meant was that people who don't have that much money to splash around won't be bothered to pay crazy money for the "right" connector cables. For example I just got a new Mac Mini (which I genuinely like until now) and I just checked to see how much a USB to USB-C connector costs on Apple's website. When I saw that it costs $20 I said "f.ck it, I'm going to buy the 4.50 euro no-name connector that I just found online". I suppose I'm not the only user thinking like this.
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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by daveFNbuck on Thursday January 03, 2019 @02:16AM (#18813461)
The Amazon Basics USB to USB-C cable that pops up when you search for usb-c cable on Amazon is $6. That should be reputable enough that you won't damage your $800 computer without having to shell out $20 to Apple for their branding on a cable.
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