People are complaining about USB-C again.
I have a USB-C ethernet, a C to Mini B for my mic, a C-C to SSD, TB3 to monitor + power. Attached to monitor is C to 4xA hub, C to Micro for Qi charger, C to A adapter for my keyboard.
Always having USB-C on one end is fine.
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@jsonbecker I think a lot of people who complain are struggling with the fact that a lot of this equipment was previously from the fully professional world and is only now available to enthusiasts and casual users thanks to technological advances. When you're getting paid to figure out the different cables, it's a lot easier to accept the burden but less so otherwise.
@simonwoods I’m not entirely sure I follow. My gut is the complaint is from people who spend thousand on a computer but can’t be bothered to spend $5 on an Amazon Basics cable with USB C on one side.
@jsonbecker I mean, beforehand how common was it for somebody to be using so much hardware whereas now more people than ever use more hardware; it happened at both ends, with the advances in technology running aside an increased interest in people to use the hardware. And once more people try to use something it will inevitably stir up people who have complaints.
Also, there's no such as "USB C on one side" though is there? There are different capabilities per different USB C; power, data, etc, correct?
I mean, don't get me wrong, I have happily gone with Anker and am much more on your side of things but I would guess that neither of us are the average customer here.
@simonwoods I don’t really agree that people are plugging more things in because hardware has gotten more advanced. On the contrary, I have fewer peripherals than ever.
That said, when I say “USB-C on one side” what I mean is all the complaints about legacy peripherals are solved, typically for like < $30 in cables for an entire desk.
@jsonbecker I mean that the hardware is more accessible. I didn't grow up with computers, I didn't grow up with money, and I did not grow up in an environment with either of those things... however, people I know from the same and similar backgrounds are now buying more of this type of technology. In turn this means it is much more in the public eye, as it were, and more likely to be talked about in general let alone whether good or bad.
@simonwoods yeah... I hear that, but I think that transition was well before USB-C, and the devices that have USB-C only ports are not what I would call accessible to first or near first time buyers. The complaints I see are almost entirely from technology elites, unlike say, the transition from the 30-pin dock connector to lightening (which I would say does follow your point)
@jsonbecker my one remaining complaint (aside from the usb/thunderbolt/power only confusion) is lack of hubs with lots of ports, forcing me to still use USB-A on my desktop.
I look forward to an all USB-C future though.
@aaron agreed— that last 4 port USB-A hub, which sits unused 90% of the time, is my one issue. That and the slow speed of the rest of the industry toward monitors with good USB-C hubs. Fortunate to have the LG 5K in that sense.
@jsonbecker True. I still think there is an environment in which there is plenty of motivation to pick a side, obviously not solely because of the wider technological change but I do think it is a part of what got use here.
When it comes to technology elites, honestly, I think it's a good example of the web as an attractive nuisance; it is both the best example of the thing about which you are passionate and the medium for talking about your passions. I have fewer issues with my non-technology interests, largely thanks to the cleaner lines of separation.