There was a really short timeframe when I was really positive about USB, but that has been long lost since.
They should've never allowed cables to only provide some capabilities and still get the branding. Having capabilities for connectors was fine imo, but also accepting them with cables was bad because you cannot really find out what it supports and where the issue originates of something goes wrong
It’s why I always buy TB3 (or now TB4) cables rather than a cheaper USB-C to USB-C. Due to the strict requirements on TB cables, you can pretty much guarantee it’ll support any use case (alt modes, PD, etc). Sometimes overspending is worth the headache prevention.
There was a really short timeframe when I was really positive about USB, but that has been long lost since.
They should've never allowed cables to only provide some capabilities and still get the branding. Having capabilities for connectors was fine imo, but also accepting them with cables was bad because you cannot really find out what it supports and where the issue originates of something goes wrong
It’s why I always buy TB3 (or now TB4) cables rather than a cheaper USB-C to USB-C. Due to the strict requirements on TB cables, you can pretty much guarantee it’ll support any use case (alt modes, PD, etc). Sometimes overspending is worth the headache prevention.
Apple just released a €159 cable
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