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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by kalleboo on Friday October 02, 2020 @12:01AM (#24658729)
I have an external IDE/SATA hard disk dock that has a USB A port on it... and comes with a USB A to A cable. It's absolutely insane.

Stupid manufacturers will do stupid things with any standard. Nobody should be making a laptop with one USB C port that's power only and one that's power and data.

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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by imtringued on Friday October 02, 2020 @05:48AM (#24660813)
Yeah, the worst part about USB C is that PD is optional. The electrical requirements of PD make it difficult to support on all ports though. If you have USB C ports on the left and right side you would have to route power from one side to the other. If your PCB traces have to support 5A over a long distance then things can get quite difficult.
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