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submitted 2 years ago by quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Heh heh heh. Wait till you dive into the world of "That $15 cable costs 12c to make."

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[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Getting $30 cables for $3 with my employee discount was almost the only good thing about working for Best Buy in the early 2000s.

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm right now in China and those cables cost $0.50 shipped to your address, so not surprised

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