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The Anker Prime 160W power brick shows the maximum wattage of the cables you plug in. It is also surprisingly small.
I don't think there's a USB-C charger out there that can actually pump out anything close to their rated maximum.
Just measuring the power info is limited use. I'm sure there's value for some people, but I only need to keep track of 0-2 high power cables. > Your no-brand 480Mbps USB 2.0 cable is indistinguishable from the super-fast USB 4 cable that can move 40 gigabits (around 5 gigabytes) of data every single second. One of those is way thicker than the other, at least. I would love for something to force a speed and power rat…
> I would love for something to force a speed and power rating on USB-C plugs. This already exists. Cable makers can certify their cables and mark them with their data speed and wattage. I buy only certified, marked cables. If I see an unmarked cable, I assume it’s slow and low-powered…which is good enough for some things.
Obviously labeling is possible. I want it to be forced.
Whether that's the USB consortium having more power, or a legal requirement, or the biggest stores refusing to carry unlabeled cables.
> If I see an unmarked cable, I assume it’s slow and low-powered…which is good enough for some things.
That's a reasonable way to handle things. Lots of basic cables and only worry about the good ones. And if a cable is so bad that it's missing data wires or is too high resistance to get near 3 amps, it can go in the garbage.
I'd like a HDMI cable tester as well, I can't seem to find one that works well with my high refresh monitor.
Does HN allow spammy posts written for the sake of sharing an affiliate link? Surprised to see this here.
Might find this one relevant:
"If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it. Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead. If you flag, please don't also comment that you did."
I just pay a premium to a reliable source: Apple Regardless of tests they do charge my most energy hungry devices and everything else Many of us are privileged enough to make our lives easier in this way and haven't thought about it
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Okay, great, it’s called USB-D. Is this a new connector? Or do we now need to resort to labeling cables and checking the label? Do we do this for every new version and combination of versions for USB? USB-PD? Thunderbolt? DisplayPort?
The computer / phone should auto-detect and tell you on-screen
> But I shouldn't have had to do any of this. It's time cables came with a label of their own, or some sort of color coding. There shouldn't even need to be a label. A USB-C cable should be a USB-C cable should be a USB-C cable. There should be a single connectivity/performance spec, and if the cable meets it, it can be called a USB-C cable, and if it doesn't, it should have to be marketed as USB-JUNK or something. T…
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Not that I disagree with you, but I _wish_ "regular people" used 240W charging every day. As far as I can tell it's still pretty niche and hard to get 240W chargers
Just convince the auto industry to use USB cables for electric car charging! My desktop “server” with two 4K monitors doesn’t even reach 240W !