USB and the Myth of 500 Milliamps

Re:USB and the Myth of 500 Milliamps by aa-jv on Thursday July 04, 2024 @07:08AM (#40873932)

I currently build commercial and b2b audio products, and have had to explain far too many times, that .. yes indeed .. there are only 2 USB ports on your laptop which will work properly with the device .. and yes .. I know you have 5 USB ports .. only 2 of them will properly power the device .. yes .. the specs do state you need a powered hub, most of the time .. grr ..

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Re:USB and the Myth of 500 Milliamps by fxtentacle on Thursday July 04, 2024 @10:52AM (#40875418)

My USB amp has two USB-C plugs, one for data and one for power.

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Re:USB and the Myth of 500 Milliamps by aa-jv on Thursday July 04, 2024 @11:56AM (#40875864)

Yeah, its fine, I know these things exist. I just wish they didn't.

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Re:USB and the Myth of 500 Milliamps by lostlogin on Thursday July 04, 2024 @02:57PM (#40877182)

That one plug supports so many things is great. It’s rather less awesome that it’s not possible to tell what will work at a glance.

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