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I honestly have never had this issue with USB-C. A and Micro, absolutely. Mini, every day from like 2004-2007. But never C.
Have I just been buying all the right cables without knowing it?
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No, it's Batman.
dang theres a batman beyond meme format going around?
I'm too lazy to label them. So, I usually keep the PDs connected to the charger and that's it.
But if it becomes a problem I'll probably use a wire labeler.
It would be nice if they came labeled from factory, though.
Coloured electrical tape, way cheaper than wire labels if you only have a few to mark.
On the plus side, no USB-A quantum mechanics.
lies, sometimes I still need to flip usb-c to get it in. there's still a hidden dimension there, it's just better hidden than before
It's not the cables that are the issue, it's the manufacturer that don't design their products to USB C specification so they don't charge via C to C cable like it should.
see https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-types-pitfalls-and-more/cable-types-and-differences for all the various things the cable alone can support
what devices can support is definitely an issue too though.
I understand that, but I've had USB C devices for almost a decade. I only buy full featured cables so it hasn't been an issue, at least for me. Any time a device comes with a cable it goes into the trash.
So you see the issue and have a workaround. Good! But that doesn't mean that, as you said, "it's not the cables that are the issue." Why throw them away if they're not an issue?
I don't need 36 cables that I'll never use. I have a charger and cable in my living room, kitchen, bedroom, office, basement, and car. Those cables will charge almost every electronic device I own, 8 of them currently within eyesight.
At least donate them.
But then someone else will end up with these bunk cables. They really should have demanded mandatory identification on the cable ends.
The cables can also be an issue though.
Either it's usb to wall or usbc to usbc with all the features. I don't own anything else out of pure fear.
Do you throw away all your cables when new features are added?
Only when you start to own a device that uses one of those new features?
The latter. New features don't matter till I get a new device with them
The latter.
I have 2 types of cables. USB 2.0 100w PD capable cables and USB 4 cables.
The USB 4 cables are too heavy to travel with so I have many more USB 2.0 PD cables.
I also have a sprinkling of USB 3.0 compliant A to C cables.
I throw away all the included USB 2.0 A to B to avoid mixups.
I just buy Anker for everything and as a result most of my cables do what I expect them to.
I love baseus.
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