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cpcallen
on Jan 19, 2023
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What happens if you plug two USB-C laptops into ea...
The connectors have chips in them which communicate with the device they're plugged in to. E.g.:
https://www.cabledo.com/anker-usb-c-to-usb-c-2-0-100w-cable-...
cesarb
on Jan 19, 2023
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Not all cables have chips in them, only things like high-power (5A) cables need a chip. A basic 3A USB-C cable will not have any chip.
mcv
on Jan 19, 2023
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Is there really
nothing
standard about USB-C?
soneil
on Jan 19, 2023
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They’ve done a stellar job of standardising the name. So many different cables & capabilities, one standardised name.
mrguyorama
on Jan 19, 2023
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If you wait long enough they'll try to rename WiFi as USB-C somehow
doubled112
on Jan 20, 2023
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Does USB-C suffer from the problems with interference that USB 3 did?
Perhaps that could be harnessed into something more productive.
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