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    USB TYPE C IS HERE AND IT`S REVERSABLE AND UP TO 100WATT

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tinderbox (UK), Feb 4, 2015.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    EDIT :


    http://www.cnet.com/news/usb-type-c-hands-on-its-here-and-its-great/?ftag=YHRbd38a98

    John.
     
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  2. picolino

    picolino Notebook Consultant

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    It can't be only up to 15W, the thing is supposed to charge a battery while keeping a laptop running.

    It is a fascinating thing really, you can have displayPort 1.3, hdmi 2.0, USB 3.1, and a charger all in one. I suppose manufacturers that will only use a single USB Type-C port on their laptops will also offer a small hub with additional ports.
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I hope not.. I rather have multiple ports rather then a single one... It's better for redundancy as if 1 fails, it won't take out the whole system...
     
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  5. octiceps

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    I thought it's 100W, not 15W? o_O
     
    octiceps, Feb 4, 2015
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    Already answered by ATG in post#3.
     
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  7. octiceps

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    Cool, so please change the title since he is a mod.
     
    octiceps, Feb 4, 2015
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    What part of 'up to' don't you get? :D
     
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    Uh, no. The title said 15W when I made my comment, has since been updated.
     
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    That's "super" mod!

    [​IMG]
    But what of audio streaming?
    That would be very unfortunate.
     
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  12. Krane

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    Combined above. Please delete this one.

    To bad this this necessary feature couldn't have been updated too.
     
    Krane, Feb 4, 2015
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    DisplayPort supports audio streams, does it not? It just doesn't support return audio.
     
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    As far as I know, no audio interfaces support DP. The next best thing is Thunderbolt (especially for a laptop), but has limited distribution.

    In the mean time, Firewire, is still superior as it goes back and forth -- with no waiting, i.e. latency inherent to USB. Then again, that all depends on your work, and how complex it is.
     
    Krane, Feb 4, 2015
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