-Fast charging
-Streams video
-Faster transfers than usb 3.0
Why are modern laptops not using this new technology /g/? I can understand the absent feature phones, as theyre more targeted toward general consumers who dont care about such a feature, but at college, it would be a godsend to have a standard charging cable, as opposed to the half dozen or so proprietary charging cables people are forced to use.
When do you see USb type c becoming more popular? Also, I was reading it charges at up to 100 watts, meaning, if there were a wire tear, or even some hardware malfunction with the laptop, this voltage could do some damage to the human body. Are we holding this technology back because of safety concerns /g/?
>>53540820
>100 watts
>this voltage could do some damage to the human body
That's not how electricity works. Also usb 3.1 is 20v max.
None of this is remotely as dangerous as lithium batteries, which are everywhere. No we aren't holding things back for safety.
>>53540981
20 volts * 5 amps = 100 Watts fampai
>>53541014
Right, but that voltage will not hurt you.
>>53541074
It's the Watts that kill you not the volts famalamadingdong
>>53541126
At such a low voltage the resistance of your body doesn't allow a harmful amount of current to pass. Read a book on electricity, memelord.
>>53541185
Provided, you know, you don't have cuts on your body anywhere.
This might be fine for /g/ but 99% of people are outside frequently where they can get a minor injury that could open their skin. If they're unaware of a scratch that actually cut skin, this could be harmful.
>>53541271
The odds of a frayed cable actually coming into contact with an open wound are pretty low. Also a cut deep enough where this would be a problem should have a bandage over it anyway.
>>53541382
What about defective batteries and ports? A hard ware error can cause a short circuit and shock the fuck out of a user
>>53540820
Don't forget you don't need to turn it twice before you can plug it in
>>53541126
Amps kill you. .11 amps is enough to stop the heart. 5 amps can do some damage.
>>53542229
Yes, if you directly shock the heart. .11 or even 5 amps touching your skin will do nothing.
>>53540820
20 V DC will not kill you. You will not even feel a single tingling.
>>53541014
You give me cancer.
>>53542309
But at least I won't kill you with electricity ;^)
>>53540820
they're good in theory I guess
>>53540981
What's wrong with lithium batteries?
>>53543463
They like to explode. Just today a delta flight was delayed because one caught fire in someone's bag.
>>53540820
>Why are modern laptops not using this new technology /g/?
But they are?
>>53543486
There are only 2 models using them.
Macbook air and the newest chromebook.
Neither of those are practical machines
>>53541126
You can survive ten thousand watts.
>>53541631
and my car could fucking explode tomorrow. what are you trying to say so desperately?
>>53543985
>macbook air
False
Pros: it can transfer 100 watts
Cons: it can transfer 100 watts
This means that poorly made USB type C cables are capable of frying electronics:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/02/google-engineer-finds-usb-type-c-cable-thats-so-bad-it-fried-his-chromebook-pixel/
This is a disaster waiting to happen.
Did grandma just try to 'charge' your expensive 1 TB solidstate flashdrive with a cheapo chinese laptop charger? Whoops, guess it's totally fried now.
100 watts is nothing to worry about for you. Laptop power supplies already use >100 watts.
>>53542306
9 VDC can kill you:
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html
>>53543985
My Toshiba Satellite Radius has a USB3.1 port, I literally have no idea what to do with it
>>53540820
It already is pretty popular. Most newly designed devices have it.
I give it a year or two before you have a fuck-ton of C cables.
>>53544733
>chinese
>we are all gonna die
Anyways, I just need a new laptop, but Im holding out til new ones with type c cables are more abundant.
