• @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      Now the EU needs to make it a legal requirement that every cable sold includes an engraving of the speed and watts on both ends.

      The fact this dogshit continued for so long is unforgivable. Capitalism is most efficient my ass. It’s like the USB specs naming convention was outsourced to the dumbest, most illiterate engineers alive.

      On second thought, the profit motive indicates the naming convention was probably done to intentionally create confusion and sell more cables.

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    Ultimately, it’s great that users won’t need to squint to read the fine print or cross-reference spec sheets once the labels gain popularity.

    I can’t even read the labels on the cables in the article photos.

    EDIT: I get it, you all have 20/10 vision and no astigmatism, thanks for your input.

    • @ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      I can’t even read the labels on the cables in the article photos.

      …Because the image is crappy resolution, its like complaining you can’t read without your glasses on.

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        54 months ago

        That bottom one looks embossed instead of printed. At the size of a USB-C cable plug, that’s going to be difficult to read outside of ideal lighting conditions.

  • @Emerald@lemmy.world
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    104 months ago

    Thank god. It’s about time we call things by terms that actually matter, rather than this technical jargon like USB 3.1 Gen 2. Even if someone doesn’t know what a gigabit is, they can still look at this new scheme and know that higher number = more speed. This is such an upgrade

  • @kautau@lemmy.world
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    64 months ago

    Can’t wait for all the crapware to flood the market and slap that 80gbps logo on anything and everything

  • @letsgo@lemm.ee
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    Great, so let’s now do that with memory cards. Faster than Class 10? Call it Class 11, not Class 10 U1 or U3. Faster than Class 11? Call it Class 12. There’s no shortage of numbers. Let’s drop all this U1 U2 bollocks.

    Yes, I am still sore about those Class 10 cards I bought for my dashcam that don’t fucking work because it wants U3 and they were U1.