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Got a bedside charger from Anker that has a little screen that shows the wattage draw. Well, it turns out I've been using cables that can't handle more than 12w to try to power a laptop from a 65w charger. What a mess!

25/6/26, 3:58 pm0 reposts2 likes

Rowan Manahan

@manahan.bsky.social

27 June

www.whatcable.uk Have you seen this, Paul? Nice little utility I came across when I had the same problem.

whatcable.ukWhatCable: Know what your USB-C cable can really doWhy is my MacBook charging slowly? WhatCable shows USB-C cable speed, charging power, and e-marker data in plain English. Featured in Lifehacker, Boing Boing, and MakeUseOf.

Nice!

USB C is great, instead of different plugs that clearly denote different capabilities we now have the same plug for like a dozen different cable types. Which aren’t marked in anyway to say what cable they are!

Paul Campbell

@paulca.com

25 June

It’s wild! If only there was a way of differentiating different versions of the same thing with some wild identifier, like … different colours! Could never work…

Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀

@thomasfuchs.at

25 June

I think it's low-key a sign of the times—nobody gives a shit anymore.

Paul Campbell

@paulca.com

25 June

Well, I think there's been a lot of not giving a shit over the years, particularly in the USB world, what with mini USB, and micro USB and USB itself with general shitness. It's just a shame that USB-C couldn't solve the last mile of usability.