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USB 3.1 cables?

Chiefcrowe

Chiefcrowe

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Does anyone know when USB 3.1 support is due to be widely available?

Also, I was wondering why they never were able to make any previous USB cables reversible?
 
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...y-stuff-at-ces-that-everyone-is-going-to-use/

has a good overview, but one thing to mention is that usb 3.1 does not necessarily mean you will get a type-c reversible cable, and the opposite is true, a type-c cable may not necessarily mean a usb 3.1 connection

One important point of clarification that Ravencraft emphasized was that USB 3.1 and USB Type-C don't necessarily have to go hand-in-hand—news about these two specifications have often been announced at the same time, and it hasn't always been clear whether one spec required the other. Since USB Type-C cables have dedicated pins for USB 2.0 data, It's possible for OEMs to use the Type-C connector alongside the older spec, and the Nokia N1 tablet does just that.
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BarkingGhostar said:
Has anyone put into production hardware that can utilize Type-C or USB 3.1? It is what I would call 'a bit early'.
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The article mentions that a nokia tablet n1, type-c connector usb 2.0 speeds and a msi motherboard has the type-c connectors and usb 3.1.

Also you have to have some cables in production if you want to ship a product with it. My guess is based on the article we will start seeing devices trickle out with it this year and probably alot of choice late this year
 
Like most people, I won't be upgrading to USB 3.1, it's kinda pointless. The whole USB protocol is pain in the a**. It'd be fine if they actually designed the protocol properly and well thought out instead of constant minor updates, just to sell more cables.

I have a whole drawer filled with older USB cables that can no longer be used.

Sigh...I still use eSata if there is a choice.
 
Dahak said:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...y-stuff-at-ces-that-everyone-is-going-to-use/

has a good overview, but one thing to mention is that usb 3.1 does not necessarily mean you will get a type-c reversible cable, and the opposite is true, a type-c cable may not necessarily mean a usb 3.1 connection
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I for one look forward to a day when the type-C connector is the only USB connector. The biggest test will be if Cell Phone manufacturers adopt it for charging. If that happens, it will become ubiquitous, and insure mass adoption. If not, it probably won't catch on due to being radically different from and incompatible with USB 2.0/3.0 A/B connectors
 
RU482 said:
I for one look forward to a day when the type-C connector is the only USB connector. The biggest test will be if Cell Phone manufacturers adopt it for charging. If that happens, it will become ubiquitous, and insure mass adoption. If not, it probably won't catch on due to being radically different from and incompatible with USB 2.0/3.0 A/B connectors
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While true, it is kinda of a catch22, device manufactures have to adopt type-c but for them to adopt it, laptop/motherboard/computer manufactures have to have type-c connectors on board as well

But the good thing is the type-c connector/cable is protocol agnostic, meaning it could be a type-c connector and usb 2.0 connection, then you would have a type-c to type-a connector for pcs/laptops
 
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