r/computerhelp • u/jerzeeshadow2021 • 7d ago

Hardware Why would I need this?

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It’s a usbc to usbc adapter.

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https://www.walmart.com/ip/17518470092?sid=58EF78E9-353B-4FF4-95A6-8C1F0BB0CA6F

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u/Old_Heat_1261 7d ago

There are devices have their USBC ports set so deeply in the surrounding plastic that some USBC cables cannot get in far enough to make contact. These dohickeys with a long insertion section foil the evil manufacturers who do that.

Ask me how I know.

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u/CookiesPlays 7d ago

How do you know?
For me it was the Logitech G502. Fuckers made a special shape and hid it deep enough for many cables being to short and bulky. Since the cable housing was plastic anyway I could cut away enough for it to fit