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Anon is incompatible (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

My Mac studio m2 was the only computer I ever had that had compatibility issues with some USB cables

People talk about Apple hardware like it's incredible, but honestly, no pc manufacturer would make that mistake

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Butterfly keyboards. so saying apple is the pinnacle of hardware is stupid. They make dumb decisions just like everyone else.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

compatibility issues with some USB cables

I'd like to hear more about this. I have a theory that as great as USB-C is for consistency, the fact that it shares a connector with Thunderbolt (to say nothing about the different versions of Thunderbolt) introduces a level of uncertainly when looking at a USB-C connector.

it can be a "charge-only" cable (USB 2.0)
it can charge slowly, or quickly
it can be a USB-C cable
it can be Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4.0
it can be active, or passive
it can be Thunderbolt 4
it can be Thunderbolt 5

I'm certainly not trying to discount your experience. I'm sure you ran into significant problems. But in general I continue to believe that the general public may not have the right "flavor" of USB-C cable to do what they are trying to do in a given situation.

[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It's nothing to do with the standard I believe

The same cables and adapters all worked when I used them on my nuc for the same devices, and they wouldn't even work with my mouse on the Mac studio.

My suspicion is that the shell of the case is a bit thick (as the port is recessed behind it), so some cables just failed to touch fully. As, some cables felt more snug and clicked into the port better

For the cost of the computer, it damned sure shouldn't have that issue

Even worse, for the price of the computer, the power button should be on front, not buried on the back. That's overcomplicating things for the sake of doing so

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Reminds me of the original iPhone and the 3.5mm audio jack that was too “deep” for normal headphones.