Re:Framework Laptop with Ubuntu Review
by stavros on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:43AM
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What would USB-C being a success look like? Everyone throwing away every single device that has an old USB port immediately on day 1?
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Re:Framework Laptop with Ubuntu Review
by CubsFan1060 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @07:06AM
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I am not OP, it a couple things:
* Power and cable clarity. For most folks there is no real way to pick up a random power supply, and a random cable, and have any idea how fast your device will actually charge. Or if it will at all. Generally plugging a laptop into a charger that doesn’t supply sufficient power ends up in battery drain while plugged in.
* A realistic hub. Every try to find a USBC hub? The best I’ve found without paying multiple hundreds of dollars includes a usbc port for power, and a usbc port for a device. I’ve yet to find a reasonable device that allows me to plug 4 usbc devices into one usbc port.
It would look like lots of new devices NOT shipping in 2022 with micro USB (and even mini USB!) and HDMI and barrel power connectors. But unfortunately they still do.
Re:Framework Laptop with Ubuntu Review
by jackson1442 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @11:13AM
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Curious- what's shipping with micro usb? I had to find a micro usb cord to charge an older device a few weeks ago and probably have 1 or 2 cords compared with 15 or so USB C cords (and I've never bought a USB C cord outright- those are all from products that shipped with C).
As for mini usb, the only thing I own that uses it is my TI-84+ calculator.