@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agoHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?message-square170fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down17
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-square@kreigerlink1•2 months agoNitpick, there are no devices that charge with an USB-A port. USB-A is the side that supplies power, the side receiving power is USB-B. USB-C did away with the distinction.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoTrue, but keyboards, mice, wireless adapters etc. haven’t moved to C yet. I use PCs and desktop peripherals and industry adoption if USBC has basically stopped 1/4 of the way in.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agoI have a flashlight/sd card based mp3 player/bluetooth speaker/FM Radio/backup battery that charges with an A->A cable. It’s this Product, with a different branding: https://a.co/d/94y3lxc
minus-square@wolfpack86link1•edit-22 months agoAnd how would you describe a wired keyboard or web cam with a hard wired connection to the device and only a USB-A end? Your nitpick is not warranted. He never said charge with A.
Nitpick, there are no devices that charge with an USB-A port. USB-A is the side that supplies power, the side receiving power is USB-B.
USB-C did away with the distinction.
True, but keyboards, mice, wireless adapters etc. haven’t moved to C yet. I use PCs and desktop peripherals and industry adoption if USBC has basically stopped 1/4 of the way in.
Not really, can’t plug a type a into a c port
I have a flashlight/sd card based mp3 player/bluetooth speaker/FM Radio/backup battery that charges with an A->A cable.
It’s this Product, with a different branding: https://a.co/d/94y3lxc
And how would you describe a wired keyboard or web cam with a hard wired connection to the device and only a USB-A end?
Your nitpick is not warranted. He never said charge with A.