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Realized 99% of all my chargers are USB-C. This can only mean one thing. New USB bout to drop!
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025
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Admittedly, i've only had a couple cable problems and one of those would have likely been labeled wrong as they were cheap cables with max wattage programmed.
One of my users came to me with a C-C phone cable that had used between a MacBook pro and a Mac charger. "This got really hot and started to stink when I used it"
uhh, crap, here have this handed them a 6 foot 100w cable and please throw that old one away I'll give you a new phone cable too.
My other problem is with QC on random cables. I have some 6' that won't pass 25w. I have a Klein tester that will enumerate wattage. I throw away cables that won't at least support fast charging.
I also have a couple Samsung trio wireless multi-device chargers, they insonsistent. If I use the 45 watt Samsung brick that came with it it works fine. If I use any other brick, it refuses to use anything but a full on 65 watt charger. I don't know if they ignore the spec, or enumerate differently, maybe they give a different output on 9v than others, but we need to have this overall issue with compatibility and semi-functional usage that just feels janky.
I hope that eventually with GaN and other tech that everything will just do 100w or maybe all devices will go down to only needing 45 watt. It would be super nice if everything just played well together.
Reminded of what looked to be a great deal on USB-C cables from a major manufacturer (Anker I think).
Fine print: not for MacBook Pro yaddayadda! Yeah the things can’t hang for it. Gotta spend way more.
I wonder what the best cable labeling solution is for new cables purchased with known specs. Bet a handful of well-resourced geeks do their own printing right on them.
For a business, it's buy analyzer and pick a minimum spec.
For a home, pray the reviews are right.