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[–] [email protected] 163 points 1 month ago (134 children)

Fuck firewire. Glad it's dead. USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

[–] FlyingSquid 98 points 1 month ago (33 children)

USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

I would agree with you if there were a simple way to tell what the USB-C cable I have in my hand can be used for without knowing beforehand. Otherwise, for example, I don't know whether the USB-C cable will charge my device or not. There should have been a simple way to label them for usage that was baked into the standard. As it is, the concept is terrific, but the execution can be extremely frustrating.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Burn all the USBC cables with fire except PD. The top PD cable does everything the lower cable does.

[–] Janovich 11 points 1 month ago

IDK I’ve had PD cables that looked good for a while but turns out their data rate was basically USB2. It seems no matter what rule of thumb I try there are always weird caveats.

No, I’m not bitter, why would you ask that?

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