Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by Arnavion on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:07PM
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I don't blame AdrianB1. The geniuses put the link to the second page as a "What is USB C?" button instead of something like "Next Page". And it's after a bunch of shopping links that you'd assume are affiliate links at the end of the article.
Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by cyberge99 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:25PM
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I just get Thunderbolt 4 cables and I don’t have to worry about it. They’re more expensive, but they always work for everything and they’ll hopefully be around for a while.
Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by friend_and_foe on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:04AM
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This all looks ridiculous. I used to be really excited about USB 3.1, until it became real.
The cable's form should tell you something about what it does. I shouldn't have to guess at what a cable is for when I pull it out of a drawer. $100 a meter just in case is ludicrous.
A cable should not be able to damage a device.
I thought these things were given and well understood.
Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by eternityforest on Thursday November 24, 2022 @03:38AM
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I'm not aware of any way a cable can damage a device unless it's incorrectly assembled, which almost any cable could do.
Most devices are backwards compatible and will run at USB2.0 speeds. Almost any cable will work, just slowly. That's a pretty big advantage.
Since I don't have much of anything that uses the 3.0 speeds, having everything on one connector is worth it, it's a great charging port, it's great for 2.0 speeds, and you can do 3.0 if needed with some effort.
When monitors hopefully switch over there could be some confusion though. I would imagine they'll need to actually start using the cable marking spec, and things will get a lot easier.
Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by wodenokoto on Thursday November 24, 2022 @05:10AM
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> When monitors hopefully switch over
What do you mean when? Finding a usb cable that can meaningfully connect your pc and monitor is difficult. Especially in the “grab a cable from the drawer” types of situations.
Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More
by eternityforest on Thursday November 24, 2022 @07:37AM
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Not much harder than finding an HDMI cable assuming the USB has a marking.
Especially if faster USB ever gets mainstream and higher spec cables become more common.
If you have a fast USB-C external drive you might be able to use the cable you got for that.
With dedicated monitor cables, they're not good for anything else. Unless you explicitly bought a spare, your only choice is to go buy one.
In the most common case the cable will probably come with the monitor, and one end will just remain attached to it, not much confusion there.
At the moment it seems people use a lot of C to HDMI or C to DP adapters, so almost nothing changed other that the device side connector no longer having a bulky waste of space or delicate microHDMI that always seems poorly made if you get cheap adapters.
Here are all 6 pages of the main content on one page: https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-ty...
The submission should be changed to your link.
For sure, and I hope it didn't come across that way! The pagination UI is not good.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K
From a more trusted source it's $129 for 1.8m.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-p...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B18CW25H
The cable's form should tell you something about what it does. I shouldn't have to guess at what a cable is for when I pull it out of a drawer. $100 a meter just in case is ludicrous.
A cable should not be able to damage a device.
I thought these things were given and well understood.
Most devices are backwards compatible and will run at USB2.0 speeds. Almost any cable will work, just slowly. That's a pretty big advantage.
Since I don't have much of anything that uses the 3.0 speeds, having everything on one connector is worth it, it's a great charging port, it's great for 2.0 speeds, and you can do 3.0 if needed with some effort.
When monitors hopefully switch over there could be some confusion though. I would imagine they'll need to actually start using the cable marking spec, and things will get a lot easier.
What do you mean when? Finding a usb cable that can meaningfully connect your pc and monitor is difficult. Especially in the “grab a cable from the drawer” types of situations.
Especially if faster USB ever gets mainstream and higher spec cables become more common.
If you have a fast USB-C external drive you might be able to use the cable you got for that.
With dedicated monitor cables, they're not good for anything else. Unless you explicitly bought a spare, your only choice is to go buy one.
In the most common case the cable will probably come with the monitor, and one end will just remain attached to it, not much confusion there.
At the moment it seems people use a lot of C to HDMI or C to DP adapters, so almost nothing changed other that the device side connector no longer having a bulky waste of space or delicate microHDMI that always seems poorly made if you get cheap adapters.