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I never knew that USB-C extensions are not allowed for a reason (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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