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I bought a gadget from eBay that does this. You plug both ends of the cable into it and it tells you what's inside the cable. It doesn't look like it's made anymore but there are similar gadgets still on eBay.
Do you have a link to one of them? I am having trouble finding anything that looks like this.
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It's not really about certification. I would be surprised if a "charging cable" wasn't USB 2.0 USB 2, 3 (or at least the speeds introduced with 3), and 4 are all valid choices for cables.
Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with USB 2.0 cables existing, I’m just saying: that’s less than ideal for a lot more than just PCIE or high res displays. Even if you put a $3 flash drive at the other end, you’re going to cut the transfer speeds in half.
Shouldn't this also have 'Thunderbolt' as an option? Maybe it's because I am still confused about the topic, but the port has the Thunderbolt 'lightning bolt' symbol next to it. Even if the three options given are technically sufficient, I feel that confused consumers like me would benefit from an additional 'Thunderbolt' option.
While the idea behind it is nice, the number of possible outcomes isn't high enough to justify the complex decision tree the user has to go through. Here's a much easier way to represent it: Amazon Basics standard USB-C – slow charging phones, connecting simple peripherals Amazon Basics 100W USB-C with PD – fast charging phones, laptops, connecting monitors Apple or Belkin Thunderbolt – connecting ultra hi res/high r…
Sure, for a tech employee it may be heavy handed. However I could definitely see my older parents finding this quite helpful for them.
These contortions and hand wringing is pretty much a property of overthinking neck beards.
If there were other explanations like that that could be easily mapped and displayed, it would improve the UX imo.
While the idea behind it is nice, the number of possible outcomes isn't high enough to justify the complex decision tree the user has to go through. Here's a much easier way to represent it: Amazon Basics standard USB-C – slow charging phones, connecting simple peripherals Amazon Basics 100W USB-C with PD – fast charging phones, laptops, connecting monitors Apple or Belkin Thunderbolt – connecting ultra hi res/high r…
While the idea behind it is nice, the number of possible outcomes isn't high enough to justify the complex decision tree the user has to go through. Here's a much easier way to represent it: Amazon Basics standard USB-C – slow charging phones, connecting simple peripherals Amazon Basics 100W USB-C with PD – fast charging phones, laptops, connecting monitors Apple or Belkin Thunderbolt – connecting ultra hi res/high r…
I have never ever bought a Belkin product that turned out to be good. Their cables work fine for a time and then break.
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A certified Thunderbolt 4 cable should do everything (at least until TB5 comes out), but they cost more than some USB-C devices. It would be silly to charge your phone with one of these, but there is a high likelihood it would work great: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-p...
For sure. Cost is always a very important constraint. Setting aside cost just helps me understand the problem space better. I’ve heard such horror stories about USB-C that I thought it would Be unsurprising if the answer was no.
While the idea behind it is nice, the number of possible outcomes isn't high enough to justify the complex decision tree the user has to go through. Here's a much easier way to represent it: Amazon Basics standard USB-C – slow charging phones, connecting simple peripherals Amazon Basics 100W USB-C with PD – fast charging phones, laptops, connecting monitors Apple or Belkin Thunderbolt – connecting ultra hi res/high r…
There are no fast charging USB C to A cables?