▲ 349 ▼ I never knew that USB-C extensions are not allowed for a reason (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago by quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) $90 for a cable and it’s not even braided is wild to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I prefer not braided. Both for cables and hair. More of a ponytail kinda guy myself. permalink fedilink source parent [–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Braiding doesn't really increase the cable quality per se though..? It's $90 because it has fairly thick wiring and as Margot said is likely an active cable (with a chip in the plug). It's actually fairly cheap considering the feature set. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Braided cables are just higher quality imo because they can’t tangle easily and take a lot of effort to bend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A shielded braid reduce the noise on the data lines and gives a better signal integrity. So it doesn't increase the quality of the material, but increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR), which is very important for data transmission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I prefer not braided. Both for cables and hair. More of a ponytail kinda guy myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Braiding doesn't really increase the cable quality per se though..? It's $90 because it has fairly thick wiring and as Margot said is likely an active cable (with a chip in the plug). It's actually fairly cheap considering the feature set. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Braided cables are just higher quality imo because they can’t tangle easily and take a lot of effort to bend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A shielded braid reduce the noise on the data lines and gives a better signal integrity. So it doesn't increase the quality of the material, but increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR), which is very important for data transmission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Braided cables are just higher quality imo because they can’t tangle easily and take a lot of effort to bend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A shielded braid reduce the noise on the data lines and gives a better signal integrity. So it doesn't increase the quality of the material, but increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR), which is very important for data transmission. permalink fedilink source parent