cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUSB gets simpler with new speed-focused labeling system replacing technical jargonwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1306cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1306external-linkUSB gets simpler with new speed-focused labeling system replacing technical jargonwww.notebookcheck.netcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square51fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoWe’re adding new, different symbols to the confusing mess of old symbols and keeping both? Neat!
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAnd whatever you buy is just going to be labeled as the fastest even if it doesn’t actually meet the standard.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago“Up to” is fine for this, as it’s a measure of capacity. It’s when it’s used as an expected norm like the ISPs do that it becomes more marketing than a rating. The requirement ought to be a known average of realistic usage and not a top end number.
We’re adding new, different symbols to the confusing mess of old symbols and keeping both? Neat!
And whatever you buy is just going to be labeled as the fastest even if it doesn’t actually meet the standard.
“up to”
“Up to” is fine for this, as it’s a measure of capacity. It’s when it’s used as an expected norm like the ISPs do that it becomes more marketing than a rating. The requirement ought to be a known average of realistic usage and not a top end number.