USB-C seems to break way more often than micro-usb or the Apple connector ever did. For me the connectors will look fine, but the cable burns out or something. I stopped buying cheap cables on Amazon, and at the gas station, they don’t last.
Edit: some of you need to chill the fuck out with the voting buttons. What’s your rational? “I like USB-C, so I downvote a motherfucker!”. I like it too, but haven’t had good luck with longevity. I specifically said “for me”, as in “my experience with it so far”.
I’ve noticed the opposite. I’ll use a Micro-USB cable for 1-2 years (sometimes less) and it’ll always start having flaky connections requiring more and more jiggles to get working. I’ve used the same USB-C cable for a bit over 5 years and it works as well as the day I bought it.
As USB gets upgrades to provide more power, we will need those barrel jacks less and less. My laptop can only charge 65W from USB C, but 130W from the barrel jack. It’s a couple of years old now, I think from before there was a standard for USB to provide over 100W, but USB C can provide 240W now. So new laptops shouldn’t even need barrel jacks anymore.
I don’t know how I feel pumping 240 W through these flimsy wires. I know it’s probably alright, but still… it doesn’t look like it’s meant to take 40 amps.
I think if a device follows the standard, the 240 W mode should use 48 V * 5 A - still more than you’d use with normal USB cables, but less insane than 12 V * 20 A
Thank you, USB-C (and the EU too).
Well, some stuff still has dedicated adapters, but hopefully those phase out sooner or later.
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Are you buying cheap ones? Cause I’ve never had one break on me. Either user error and cheap.
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I use cheap. Never had one break on me.
USB-C seems to break way more often than micro-usb or the Apple connector ever did. For me the connectors will look fine, but the cable burns out or something. I stopped buying cheap cables on Amazon, and at the gas station, they don’t last.
Edit: some of you need to chill the fuck out with the voting buttons. What’s your rational? “I like USB-C, so I downvote a motherfucker!”. I like it too, but haven’t had good luck with longevity. I specifically said “for me”, as in “my experience with it so far”.
Idk what your doing to your poor usb c connectors. But they are way more durable than micro usb or the apple headers ever were.
USB-C is not just more durable than micro, it’s many times more durable!
Didn’t Apples cables often spontaneously melt?
I’ve noticed the opposite. I’ll use a Micro-USB cable for 1-2 years (sometimes less) and it’ll always start having flaky connections requiring more and more jiggles to get working. I’ve used the same USB-C cable for a bit over 5 years and it works as well as the day I bought it.
Could debris be getting in the connection?
No, I checked.
Micro USB was the bastard child of Loki, and a glass cactus that can only be inserted one way up your ass.
Somehow my USBC lead has stopped charging my phone at high speed, it still challenges the phone but really really slowly. What the hell?
Issues with CC conductors? USB PD works via CC* and USB BC works via DP/DN.
*old versions can communicate via Vbus, but it didn’t become popular.
EIDT: forgot about CC
As USB gets upgrades to provide more power, we will need those barrel jacks less and less. My laptop can only charge 65W from USB C, but 130W from the barrel jack. It’s a couple of years old now, I think from before there was a standard for USB to provide over 100W, but USB C can provide 240W now. So new laptops shouldn’t even need barrel jacks anymore.
I don’t know how I feel pumping 240 W through these flimsy wires. I know it’s probably alright, but still… it doesn’t look like it’s meant to take 40 amps.
I recently ordered several 240W PD USB-C cables and you should rest assured, they are chonkier
Thanks for the info!
I think if a device follows the standard, the 240 W mode should use 48 V * 5 A - still more than you’d use with normal USB cables, but less insane than 12 V * 20 A
I was guesstimating 40A × 5V. Your numbers sound reasonable!
It’s only 5 amps, not 40. Magic of increased voltage.
If the cable is USB-IF certified you can trust it.
You still need the PSU brick cable part to generate that kind of power.
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Just because they’ll be able to physically connect and give a non zero amount of power, doesn’t mean they won’t be obsolete.
Hell of a lot easier to adapt USBC to USBD or whatever the next standard is.
Well, if the issue is just whether the adapter is inside or outside the stuff