tetris11@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?message-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down11
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?tetris11@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoSo much harder to solder, making repairing my stuff more difficult :( Also, a USB cable is no longer a USB cable. Now I have to guess what the rated wattage was, if it’s power only/data only/mixed. All in all, a step back in my opinion.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoThats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?
minus-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours ago12 in USB-C (1). 4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 minutes agoOh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?
minus-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 minutes ago Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something? You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :)
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoPower only/power and data already existed with Micro USB, so that part didn’t get too much worse.
So much harder to solder, making repairing my stuff more difficult :(
Also, a USB cable is no longer a USB cable. Now I have to guess what the rated wattage was, if it’s power only/data only/mixed.
All in all, a step back in my opinion.
Thats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?
12 in USB-C (1).
4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.
Oh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?
You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :)
Power only/power and data already existed with Micro USB, so that part didn’t get too much worse.