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Does it have an LCD display?
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I took one look at that cable after I had to grab one for an rpi and was like what the hell am I supposed to do with this?!
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How to make the transition relatively painlessly:
- Buy a bunch of these, and tie one to the end of every USB C cable, now you only need USB C cables around.
- As you get more C-C cables, buy these for your existing USB A ports:
just be mindful of latency, so maybe you want to try a few
These are a passive component
You have to be mindful of the adapter standard to ensure you’re getting the data transfer speed you want, and from experience same standard usb adapters aren’t the same quality across makes
https://glidedigital.com/will-a-usb-c-to-usb-a-adapter-slow-down-my-data-transfer-speeds
These are just glorified wires, there’s no possibility of latency. There’s a possibility of a loose connection, but not of latency.
Should the C to micro cables always work for charging?
Think I bought a bunk one… I never cheap out on cables anymore, of course the one time in YEARS that I do…
Usb C has a default of 5V, 2A. This matches/exceeds the micro USB standards. In order to get a higher voltage, it negotiates up. (Or it’s supposed to! China can produce some NASTY exceptions!)
I’d recommend making sure whichever ones you buy explicitly say in the description that they support charging/data transfer (depending on what you want out of them) I usually end up using Amazon since it’s just harder to find these at any in-person retail stores, or other online retailers, so check their product images for those claims as well.
Most of them are sold by dropshippers, that don’t care much about the actual functionality of their tech, so when they explicitly put it in there, it’s usually because the original manufacturer listed that feature too.
If any of them don’t match the specs (don’t charge/transfer data) or don’t match the images (have a logo when it showed no logo), contact Amazon support and they’ll usually give them to you for free. In my experience (having bought 7 completely different adapters from various sellers) they usually work as advertised in the description, although I tend not to trust anything claiming it meets fast-charging standards. That’s usually bogus. (good thing to tell Amazon support to get them for free though 😉)
I coincidentally bought these ones recently. They didn’t have a logo in the photo. They arrive, whaddaya know, they have a logo. Contacted support, they gave me a full refund.
Yeah, I think so…
I do have some micro usb devices that won’t work with some newer Power Delivery Adapters, but it’s the brick part, not the USB C cable since the same cable / adapter will work with a different brick.
You guys have Micro!?
I’m still running stuff with Mini…
As a 51 year old guy with 51 year old eyes, I’d rather mini that micro. Mini isn’t subtle.
Mini is much better. Micro is fragile and shitty, won’t hold in after a while.
An the size difference doesn’t even matter much…
Anyone else still use type B?
Lots of musical gear uses USB B. My understanding is that the connector is more physically robust for on stage applications.
Yep, that why I still keep 'em around.
I got my wife a MIDI keyboard a couple years ago that used B. Ended up getting a B to C cable for it so it can plug into her laptop.
Dude yes it’s a chonk on my midi keyboard but I love it. Satisfying.
Yeah like every printer I have uses it
Had to use it for a thermocouple DAQ the other day. Only ever see them on some printers otherwise.
Do printers still use them?
I have a camera that has a type b input.
Me over here with my parallel ports
Honestly mini was fine. But it wasn’t thin enough for some phones.
Are you talking about the Micro-A plugs and receptacles, Micro-AB receptacles (which accept both Micro-A and Micro-B plugs), Double-Sided Micro USB, Micro-B plugs and receptacles, or 3.0 Micro-B SuperSpeed plugs and receptacles?
Yes.
Problem: There are 14 Competing micro-USB standards.
yea. great. now we have a plug that looks the same but has a million different kinds of standards. hooray
Yeah like what do you mean I can’t use this cable to charge my VR headset? It’s usb c? Oh but that one is somehow more powerful and the other is weakling with no marking whatsoever? Fuck off
I have one tiny white super powerful usb c cable and all the other are weaklings. Some refuse to transfer files
If I take one of those unmarked losers on a trip just grabbing some random usb c cable I will have a bad time
Yeet all the weak ones in the garbage
Being unable to throw away old USB cords is my weakness.
I used to keep a long one in my car, and used it to walk my dog if I happened to forget his leash. Upcycling!
And where to get new ones? I refuse to pay for a forking cable you know
Those things are basic human rights. The right to get usb cable for free. I have hundreds of them and if anything I want to exchange
Chargers same, if I see a charger on the street or anywhere I am looting that forking thing cause they don’t include these things anymore and put it into my drawer full of these things
Electronics recycling.
There shall be one cable to rule them all. I am the lord of the cables.
It didn’t have to be this way
I have one very nice USB C made from the softest silicon rubber. It feels premium, never kinks and it is tough like nylon rope. It has max specs for USB C for power delivery and data transfer and it cost me $30.
All the others are freebies that came with various devices and are all disposable compared to my “one true cord” which is the only one to enjoy being apart of my personal arsenal of accoutrements
nice. and nice username
I was recently shopping for a Bluetooth speaker for the shower. At some point I realized that one of them used micro USB for power. Confused, I went back and looked at the others. More than half still used micro. Just… no.
And it still is terrible. I went in a recent road trip and at one point didn’t have a charger. It’s a newer iPhone and people don’t know what usb-c is, so I tried asking for an Android charger but got this crap instead
thank god I don’t. everything I buy I make sure its USBC now
I have no reason to replace my current Kindle model, so I’m still using the one with a micro USB port
well of course don’t replace stuff you already have if its not broken
My dab rig is microusb, makes me cry any time I get to a hotel and forget to bring the charger for it.
I would gladly take microusb over those magnetic pogo pins that they put on smartwatches and tablet keyboards, though.
Magnetic pogo pins?
Like the ones on your mom’s vibrator.
This is my life rn. I beg for universal USB C.
As an iPhone person, I thought I was late to the party. However now I’m usb-c for my phone and my watch and my tablet and my e-reader
… but usb outlets only have one usb-c port, laptops only have one or two. Some Chargers might have multiple usb-c but they’re all dodvial purpose with different power rather than equal to charge all devices. Apparently at least some Android phones are micro usb. I was promised the rest of the world already moved on, but where are they?
Microusb has one feature over USBC. You can pull power from the pins without needing to solder a tiny 5kohm resistor to cc1 to tell the cable you want 5 volts.
You can buy connectors with a tiny PCB that already has it on.
USB-C MOD ALL THE THINGS!
USB C is better, yes, but I’ve never had a Micro USB fail at the connector.
… How? I’ve had those prongs fail on almost every cord I own.
I’ve had them get stuck or constantly disconnect
You got lucky then. I have.
Aye ive had several fail. Ill admit im a bit rough on them but when I started to use USB-C devices the failures went down dramatically
really ??
USB-A dude. There’s still things that ambush me with a USB-A and I immediately return it. Micro-USB too but nothing as foul as USB-A.
*cries in music production gear*
Why in the fuck are they still selling audio interfaces with USB-A in 2024?!?
Printers too!
As a home recording absolute noob, I have a box full of proprietary cables and audio interfaces that I pretend doesn’t exist quietly mocking me in the corner.
The 17,000 standards of MIDI.
Maybe because they’re more resilient? I always worry about the micro USB on my Keystep
USB-A just feels like a more solid connection. I’ve never had a USB-A connector not work because of a miniscule amount of dust buildup in a port, nor have I accidently unplugged something.
