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The Samsung Galaxy?
Now enjoy the power brick roulette. My work laptop charger (dell) won't do anything more than trickle charge anything else (other than my girlfriend's Mac?!). I had to buy a new brick to get something that appears to charge everything at each devices rated speed.
Being able to charge a laptop from my monitor using the same cable that handles the display output and peripherals is cool though! (But that DOESN'T work on a Mac.... It won't pass the keyboard through!)
"Standards"!
And then there's dumb devices like flashlights that may not have the resistor that negotiates a basic rate with C ports, barring it from charging. A-C cables work because they still allow 500mA without negotiation
I bought a very small 100w Anker charger that works on everything USB c so far. I don't carry my dell one anymore.
It does work, I use this exact setup at work
Do they? Like the USB C standard is the most fucked up standard I've seen.
The standard is a collection of mostly optional features, with the only real requirements being USB 2.0 speeds and 5V1A power delivery.
However, USB-PD, the actual fast charging standard in the USB-C spec is pretty universally implemented at this point across mobile devices. At the very least, it will always fall back to the standard 5V1A if the device is stupid enough not to support anything better.
My tablet doesn't support it I was so confused. I got a work laptop that I literally only use for teaching but I use it's charger at home for everything that thing is a BEAST.
Thank God for the EU.
If Apple and the Americans had their way, each of those would use a different proprietary connector.
Yes, Americans famously love having dozens of different chargers and cables to manage
They've got a massively institutional love for all things Charging Protocols
The reason we should thank the EU is because of this rule. While I cannot guarantee this rule is responsible, the fact that it's mandated means it's significantly more economically viable to use the same connector across all regions (including America), and so this rule is the primary factor in the standardization of charging cables.
I know why we have the EU to thank .
If Apple and the Americans had their way, each of those would use a different proprietary connector.
Americans don't want proprietary connectors. We're happy to get USB-C, too.
Ah, I misunderstood. I conflated "Americans" (lawmakers) and "Americans" (everyone else).
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I'm going to add Sony to this list.
Oh, there are vanishingly few hardware vendors I hate with a greater burning passion than Sony. Over the span of literal decades, Sony has consistently and systematically found so many ways to piss me off that I will never give them another red cent so long as I live. I will happily pay slightly more money for a slightly inferior version of whatever gadget from somebody else rather than deal with Sony's bullshit.
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I'm still waiting for my EV to charge with USB-C
USB C +++ for extra $$$
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+1 for european regulations.
I've been trying to do this, but the best I've achieved so far is having certain cords using adapters.
You get hit by a driverless taxi. The monkey paw curls one finger towards its palm.
I'm just chuckling at the thought of a USB-to-CCS converter.
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Really looking forward to my SO upgrading away from their older lightening iPhone, and back to Android, maybe an e/os fairphone (they like the green one).
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