When does USB-D come out?
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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When they need a new standard to replace all the disparate current ones.
I guess never since phones have to use this. Unless everything else changes to USB-D and phones have to stay on C
I can't find any more info on the Saudi law, but I believe the EU law at least has provisions for moving to a new standard in the future if a better alternative comes along. So when USB-D arrives, if it is seen to be a better standard, the EU can mandate that it becomes the new charging standard.
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it's good that Saudi Arabia did this but its hard to feel good about such a screwed up, journalist murdering country.
It used to be that Apple wanted to have their own standard in part to be able to sell more cables. By switching now, is actually not stupid- everyone have to buy new cables again
Not really, most people already have USB-C Cables. And Apple already doesn't include Chargers in their stuff anyway.
I think I read a rumor a while back that iPhones will still limit your charge rate if you don’t have an approved cable. I don’t know if that’s still the case, but I could see it.
Sounds illegal.
I think they’ll just improve their MagSafe cable capabilities to try and get customers to buy that instead of the regular usb-c cable. But the rumor always sounded like bs to me. It’s just too on the nose.
From what I’ve read only Apple cables will work with limitations put on regular usb-c cable. Typical Apple nonsense.
Yeah and they will be hit with a brick by EU for it... But USB-C Thunderbolt should do the trick.
Apple doesn’t deserve an EU bricking, maybe a large marble slabbing or a small stone condoing.
They deserve a mountain dropping on them.
Aside from my iPhone, keyboard, trackpad, and the puck end of my watch charger I own nothing that doesn’t use USB C at this point.
So far, nothing I’ve ever owned has had a C connector, I have two computers with c ports, but nothing to plug in to them. Also, does the thunderbolt look like the USBc? If you plug in a thunderbolt device into a USBc, does it work or burn out the port?
Edit: why did this get only 18 downvotes?
That’s actually impressive you’ve managed to stay in the past so long.
I have always striven to remain at the cutting edge of obsolescence. It is fun to keep old tech going
Thank you for being the kind of person I sell my used tech to so I can buy new tech. You are a hero.
What devices do you have that connect over usb-c aside from a phone? As far as I've seen, it's still not common for keyboards, mice, webcams, controllers, monitors, printers, or external drives (though I'd admit drives are becoming more common, particularly for ssds). I'm honestly curious, because I feel like I'm missing out.
All my gadgets use USB-C. Bluetooth headphones, eReader, laptop, printer, power bank, 360 camera, they all charge via USB-C.
Hell, even my neck cooler runs off it.
Ah, for charging, sure. The comment I was replying to seemed like they were talking about interacting/interfacing via usb-c with their desktop, not just charging, which is certainly becoming more common.
To be clear - they also work with data transfer (well, except the power bank and neck cooler).
I copy ebooks to my reader over USB, transfer photos off my camera, and print photos - all via USB-C.
I've got a USB doc, a security key for work, and an audio interface. I also have a charger for my computer that plugs into USB C. It's much nicer for laptops to save space but USB A is still better for my desktop since I'm not swapping things much and C would get knocked out more easily
Type C is the connector which can either be power only, power and data, power data and video, or thunderbolt which is basically faster power data and video. You can’t really burn out the port with the wrong device or charger, it either won’t charge, charge slowly, or not work.
Thanks for answering. Is a old computer with thunderbolt 2 port able to connect thunderbolt 3 & 4 monitors or storage devices? I’m tempted to get an old thunderbolt 2 card for my computer, but don’t know if it’s really a useable port in 2023
Thunderbolt 2 can support a single 4K monitor and they still make TB2 external storage devices. Apple makes a bidirectional adapter that will allow some 3&4 devices to work with a 2 port but every device is different and most will not be officially supported. Link to adapter is https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter
I would not add a TB2 card to an older machine though. Just find an adapter that works with the fastest port on that machine. There are plenty of devices that work well with usb3.
Iirc thunderbolt looks like usb-c and it even works with usb-c, you just won't get the extra bandwidth and some devices won't work properly.
Watch America have Elon develop a new USB that only Americans use. (But really it's just a USB-c that looks like weird sci-fi.)
This article has nothing to do with the country or person you mentioned...
...no shit Post Nazi. Why can't people mention USA, or EU or whatever country?
People are talking about USB c and countries.... That's on topic... That's ITT.
So what's your issue?
Can you go back to reddit?
What's your problem?
You seem to be creating things to be angry about and then get upset when others are not.