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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by Waterluvian on Thursday October 01, 2020 @10:03AM (#24650880)
I’m sure for some it’s a nightmare worthy of writing about, but yeah I’ve never had a problem.

I love that USB-C trivially expanded my laptop to having two DisplayPort devices so I can run 3 4K screens at 60hz

Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by oefnak on Thursday October 01, 2020 @03:22PM (#24655152)
What laptop do you have that does 3×4K@60Hz? Is it loud?
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by Waterluvian on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:26PM (#24655816)
Xps15 9560. It sounds like a jet engine taking off when I’m playing Subnautica but otherwise isn’t actually too hard on the gpu
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by julianlam on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:29PM (#24655849)
That sounds neat! Are you daisy chaining from one monitor to another? I think my monitor supports that too.
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by Waterluvian on Thursday October 01, 2020 @05:41PM (#24656421)
One monitor is the laptop. Then I use a dongle that provides two full-size DP ports from one USB C
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by 542354234235 on Thursday October 01, 2020 @10:31AM (#24651229)
It isn’t a nightmare, but it is an issue of conflicting compatibility. He flat out states that it is a vast improvement, and then goes into the issues it does have and what fixes should be focused on as we iterate in the future. I personally have had some of these issues, where some of my older chargers and cables do not work with more modern devices, as well as some devices having proprietary chargers and cables to get full power (looking at you, Oneplus “warp charging”). It isn’t the end of the world, but they are issues I hope people work on, so we can move closer to more universal standards and interconnectability. USB C is a huge step towards that, but it isn’t’ there yet.