• bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    And there’s are those gadgets that have a USB-C socket but don’t have the correct circuitry, so that they only work with a USB-A to C cable.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      2 months ago

      Man I’ve nearly thrown things away because of this. Things where I would’ve been too lazy to pursue a warranty claim, but still pissed that they didn’t work.

      Try multiple chargers and cables and it just won’t charge. Try USB-A brick with A to C cable and it starts charging. Fucking hell.

    • MisterFrog@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      I’m glad I watched some video on this I vaguely recalled, as I may have accidentally thrown a shaver away because it wasn’t charging…

    • iamnotme@feddit.uk
      1·
      2 months ago

      I bought a cheap ish keyboard that would only charge with USB A - USB C cable that came with it. Nothing else worked.

      My son lost the cable and that keyboard is now junk.

    • vaionko@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      2 months ago

      This is stupid. It’s around 0.3 cents worth of components to make it work properly.

      • Hoimo@ani.social
        1·
        2 months ago

        The hard part is getting the 10 IQ points to follow the specs properly when designing the components.