The impossible dream of USB-C

[Fishrrman]

An article of interest:
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https://marco.org/2017/10/14/impossible-dream-of-usb-c

The impossible dream of USB-C
October 14, 2017

I love the idea of USB-C: one port and one cable that can replace all other ports and cables. It sounds so simple, straightforward, and unified.

In practice, it’s not even close.

USB-C normally transfers data by the USB protocol, but it also supports Thunderbolt… sometimes. The 12-inch MacBook has a USB-C port, but it doesn’t support Thunderbolt at all. All other modern MacBook models support Thunderbolt over their USB-C ports… but if you have a 13-inch model, and it has a Touch Bar, then the right-side ports don’t have full Thunderbolt bandwidth.

More at URL above...

 

[leman]

Yep, USB-C launch was messed up. The USB consortium should have put stricter cable certification rules and Apple should have used their ridiculous wealth to make sure that there are quality cables on the market. Instead we have the mess we have. Still, USB-C is slowly but surely conquering the market which also means that more serious peripherals and cables are appearing. A year ago, getting a decent USB-C cable was impossible. Now its not that difficult. Cables that support the full standard are still very rare though...