Re:How many kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables are there?
by rcthompson on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:24PM
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Wait a minute, USB-C Thunderbolt 3 cables are also USB-C to USB-C cables, aren't they? Why aren't they included in this article? I guess there's 6 kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables, except for all the other kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables. How many are there really?
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Re:How many kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables are there?
by fyfy18 on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @12:54AM
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TB3 is not part of the USB-C spec, they just happen to use the same connector. The cables are usually backwards compatible.
Re:How many kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables are there?
by rcthompson on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @02:45PM
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I know TB3 is not USB-C, but as long as a TB3 cable is USB-C compatible (can you really call it "backward" compatible if TB3 is not USB?), that cable is a USB-C cable. You can use it to connect 2 USB-C devices. That means there is more than 6 kinds of cables you can use to connect USB-C devices to each other, contrary to what the article says.