Otter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoUSB has worked pretty well IMO
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThey’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoor the cursed double ended USB-A cables
USB has worked pretty well IMO
My main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
They’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
Yeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
or the cursed double ended USB-A cables