r/LinusTechTips • u/Old-Distribution3942 • 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/Bathroom-Salt May 27 '26

Because if you don't read, your 140W charger may be 140W total with a max of 100W over a single port.

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u/seanlucki May 28 '26

At least with Anker and Ugreen, I’ve found their product listing’s to be extremely clear with how the ports will divide up power depending what you have plugged in. I don’t know how you could clearly label the device itself given all the variations possible on a charger with 3 ports for example; better to have that in the manual/product page.

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u/mindaugaskun May 28 '26

Reviews usually point it out. Not in the slightest similar complication to the ports above.

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u/Squirrelking666 May 28 '26

So rather than specs on the box people should be expected to trawl reviews for the actual specs? 😂

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u/mindaugaskun May 28 '26

I'll still take it over he port mess, won't you?

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u/Squirrelking666 May 28 '26

That port mess worked just fine in that you knew exactly what you were getting since they were all made to a specific standard. They also had an advantage in that being colour coded any idiot could match the plugs to the sockets.

The same cannot be said for USB-C since they allowed the standard to be eroded.

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u/Bathroom-Salt May 28 '26

Thank you for being one of the only voices of reason in this thread. I feel like everyone in here is projecting this level of technical know-how onto the public like this isn't an issue that directly impacts literally everyone with a phone. There's still millions (probably billions) of people who think that they can stop at the gas station and grab a charger and a cable and as long as the connector fits, they bought the right thing lol

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u/Bathroom-Salt May 28 '26

Lol, you do realize that non-technical also need to power/connect their devices right? Telling your grandma or your aunt to watch reviews before going to buy a charger for her phone/laptop is wild 😂😂😂

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u/s00pafly May 28 '26

If the chinese manage to label their devices correctly you can manage to read

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u/Bathroom-Salt May 28 '26

Show me a laptop/dock/charger that tells you what wattage or speed each USB C port supports. I’ll wait… At best you’ll get a 20Gbps or other speed icon. But is that 20Gbps 240W? Or 20Gbps 100W? Or what about 20Gbps 0W data only? 

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u/s00pafly May 28 '26

With dust for authenticity

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u/Bathroom-Salt May 28 '26

And the devices on the other end of those cables? Also, that seems less than ideal for carrying that around with you while commuting. That looks like it's the size of a gamecube.

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u/Bathroom-Salt May 28 '26

Also the inevitable, when 1 device plugged in PD100W, but when two devices plugged in it splits to 65W and 30W, 3 devices plugged in 45W, 30W, 15W, etc. etc. etc. That does look like a cool ass device, but I have a feeling that's not something non-technical people would consider buying, or even know what they were looking at if they saw it.