It definitely could be better but overall I think it’s a win. The only thing I am missing is that there are no USB-C 4-1 hubs like you can get for USB-A. Some of the cables also seem pretty finicky.
USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
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Re: USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
#22Really? I find it to be a game changer for me. The fact that my laptop, Switch, iPad, and several other devices can all share a charge has made my life much easier. I can just sprinkle a few of them throughout the house and never be without power. Before it was always a hunt to find a cable, or I had to be in [x] room to charge [y] device because that's where the charger lived. Plus, I can charge my MacBook on either…
Except the switch doesn't actually use usb-c pd, it's a different proprietary thing that uses a usb-c connector.
Re: USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
#23Really? I find it to be a game changer for me. The fact that my laptop, Switch, iPad, and several other devices can all share a charge has made my life much easier. I can just sprinkle a few of them throughout the house and never be without power. Before it was always a hunt to find a cable, or I had to be in [x] room to charge [y] device because that's where the charger lived. Plus, I can charge my MacBook on either…
Aha - you may find that your Switch CANNOT in fact share a charge - Nintendo's port is not necessarily safe to use with anything but its supplied charger. And I've just learned this lesson with a $60 bill from Nintendo repair after the port went pop and couldn't charge the device. I only have reputable chargers in the house from Apple and one from Anker aside from the Nintendo's own.
All my apple kit works fine off the Apple chargers, but I do have an external hard drive that has mixed Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 ports, which are absolutely not the same.
I love the port, but the standard just hasn't caught up and when a company like Nintendo flouts it anyway, you have a big problem.
Re: USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
#24USB C is amazing. Seriously it is one of the most day to day “simple” things that reduce friction in my life.
Re: USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
#25Really? I find it to be a game changer for me. The fact that my laptop, Switch, iPad, and several other devices can all share a charge has made my life much easier. I can just sprinkle a few of them throughout the house and never be without power. Before it was always a hunt to find a cable, or I had to be in [x] room to charge [y] device because that's where the charger lived. Plus, I can charge my MacBook on either…
I could see it being great if all your devices are on it. But when you have usb-c, usb micro, usb mini and usb-b devices, the cables are a total pain. On top of the special pain usb-c brings onto itself. I have a cabinet that is basically dedicated to usb cables, using organizers to keep them all accessible and searchable. That does help a lot. But I feel like having to go that far is a sign usb was not as well thought out as it could have been.
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#26So all issues with USB-C boil down to - Apple made some different standard that uses the same Plug - Power supplies come at different power ratings (who would have thought!) Of course this is not ideal, but it is already better than not being able to get _any_ 3rd part power supply at all.
Those are not all the issues. For example, you can't get a usb-c hub to get more usb-c ports, they don't exist.
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#27Sometimes it seems like I'm the only person with absolutely zero issues with USB-C. I have a Lenovo monitor that delivers power+HDMI+usbhub to my laptop, and having to only plug one thing in to access all my peripherals is amazing. I used a bog standard Anker USB-C cable for this.
Hehe, my new work Lenovo laptop needs some kind of USB-C dongle for it to connect an external monitor. In the end, one needs two Lenovo chargers, the dongle and cables. Fun stuff. Plus the power supply to the monitor, of course.
I expected what you said, got something else altogether.
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#28Really? I find it to be a game changer for me. The fact that my laptop, Switch, iPad, and several other devices can all share a charge has made my life much easier. I can just sprinkle a few of them throughout the house and never be without power. Before it was always a hunt to find a cable, or I had to be in [x] room to charge [y] device because that's where the charger lived. Plus, I can charge my MacBook on either…
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#29Isn't the magic of USB-C Power Delivery that it can negotiate a voltage? Previous iterations of USB only operated at 5V and USB-C can operate anywhere from 5-20V.
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#30There is no situation in which I’d rather have traditional USB ports on my devices, over USB-C