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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by MiddleEndian on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:17PM (#37834110)
USB-C has been fucking fantastic for me. I plug one USB-C cable into my personal laptop or my work laptop, and I get a USB hub for my external keyboard and mouse, my external monitor, and power, all with a single plug. Makes it so easy to swap everything in and out.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by leokennis on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:40PM (#37838655)
This is the dream indeed. However to make this dream happen I had to buy and trial and error 6 USB-C cables before I accidentally purchased one that carried enough wattage, supported the correct video mode, had enough bandwidth for 100 Hz video signal and that actually worked. The market for USB-C cables is a jungle.
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