USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess

Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by JAlexoid on Thursday October 01, 2020 @10:41AM (#24651347)

I found that Switch cannot use Apple's charger with the dock. It literally complains about the cable being wrong.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by ulucs on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:06AM (#24651724)

The dock is a special case and requires some specific voltage/amperage support. But the switch itself abides by EU regulations.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by CamperBob2 on Thursday October 01, 2020 @07:37PM (#24657329)

Yeah, there's always a "special case" with USB-C, isn't there.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by JAlexoid on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:59PM (#24653335)

65W Apple charger.... My Lenovo 65W USB-C charger had no issues at all.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by univerio on Thursday October 01, 2020 @01:59PM (#24654109)

The Switch dock requires the 15V PD profile, which the (old) 61W adapter from 2016 did not support, but the newer 61W adapter from 2018 does.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by novok on Thursday October 01, 2020 @01:19PM (#24653595)

A USB-C PD brink specifies which voltage and amp combos it supports charging, and the one that the dock & switch ask for as their 'optimal' power profiles most apple USB-C bricks do not deliver, despite having the wattage capability for them.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by jonny_eh on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:22AM (#24651931)

There's this third party portable dock that can help

https://www.genkithings.com/products/covert-dock

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by floatingatoll on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:16AM (#24651848)

Which of Apple’s chargers? Each of them has different power capabilities.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by ehsankia on Thursday October 01, 2020 @01:42PM (#24653912)

That's a slightly different problem. Charging the device vs the dock working. I almost never used the dock, but I charge my device all the time with other USB-C cables.

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