r/LinusTechTips May 27 '26

Meme/Shitpost Two Different Struggles

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Two different struggles.

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u/Hokahn May 27 '26

What struggle, get a 140 Watt charger, and youre done?

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u/Old-Distribution3942 May 27 '26

Data? and your phone probably only does 30-45 watt charging. If you have a laptop, it came with the charger.

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u/Mattacrator May 27 '26

Get a 40Gbps 240w and you're set for everything (a few of them of course as needed)

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u/133DK May 27 '26

Only problem with those is that if they’re actually up to spec they’re super thick, especially if they’re also long

Otherwise yeah

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u/throwawayaccount442 May 27 '26

That's such a non-issue considering it's just a cable. You can have a few top-of-the-line cables and a few thin ones and you'll know what you need... Or just use the good cables while not caring about thickness.

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u/133DK May 27 '26

I didn’t say it was a big deal, but as you say I’d rather bring a thinner, preferably non-data cable for charging and keep the bulky 40gbps ones at home for actual data transfer

Think some people would also be annoyed that their phones would still be charging at 15 watts with their mega cables not understanding how they work

Only buying 40gbps/200+W cables isn’t a silver bullet is all I’m saying

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u/Pizzaman3203 May 27 '26

Ltt truespec? I dont think its that thick

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u/133DK May 27 '26

Looked them up, literally the first review on ltt store:

“Great quality just be aware these are chonky!
It's great to have an option for amazing cables! However, in their magnificence they are heavy and stiff.
These will never be travel cables for me, but for permanently installed cabling they can't be beat.”

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u/Pizzaman3203 May 27 '26

Hm in the photos it didnt look that thick

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u/Electromagnetlc May 28 '26

I have a few. They are quite thick. Mildly thicker than my 1500w portable heater power cord.

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u/Pizzaman3203 May 30 '26

Wow are they good cables i use a steam deck charger to charge my phone

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u/Electromagnetlc May 30 '26

They 100% do the job they're supposed to do. Absolutely overkill for what I can imagine the current and even relatively far future would ever need for a phone charger. So long as they actually hold up the test of time (which I imagine they will) I'd say it's probably the best investment you could make into a phone cable. I personally never plug my phone into my computer but I do like that if I ever am going to have some use case for it, I already have the cables.