Tag: hardware

The connector shape on USB-C says nothing about what the cable can actually do, which is why the situation is so confusing. This guide cuts through it: why manufacturers ship slower "charge cables" alongside capable ports, and which cable specs actually match each device class.

Worth keeping as a reference because the confusion is durable and the recommendations are concrete.

A genuinely useful one-page reference for USB protocol versions, connector types, and what each combination actually supports. The kind of page I keep open in a tab for a week, then forget where I bookmarked it.

Worth pinning anywhere you have to talk to engineers about cable specs without immediately reaching for a Wikipedia disambiguation page.