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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Don’t get me wrong, I do like the promise of USB-C. I have retrofitted USB-C sockets on a few of my legacy devices already, but we are heading back to a time of wondering if something would work and then having no idea why it won’t.

Most of it comes from manufacturers being cheap. A 5W USB wall wart costs less to manufacture than a 30W wall wart, which costs less than a 100W wall wart, but the difference in price is negligible compared to the difference in user experience.

Same with cables. Thunderbolt 3 cables are much higher quality than basic USB-C cables, but much more expensive due to economies of scale.

I only buy quality USB-C cables, (often as gifts for family members and friends who don’t know why their device isn’t working) but I have already thrown out as many cheap not-fit-for-purpose USB-C cables as Lightning, 30-pin dock, micro-USB and even mini-USB cables combined.