Archived Laptops are getting destroyed by cheap USB-C cables (theverge.com)
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Archived Laptops are getting destroyed by cheap USB-C cables (theverge.com)
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[–] Myrv 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
This sounds like a problem with the laptop, not the cables. Sure, the cables can be bad, they can be miss-wired, they can call for more power than they should, but ultimately the laptop (or desktop) should be responsible for limiting the supplied power. The fact that the laptop tried to supply more power through its port than it could safely handle is the fault of the laptop itself. Current limiting circuits are not that complicated (or expensive). They should be standard for all USB-C hosts. Especially as USB-C is being used for more power delivery applications at higher currents than ever before. The host should take responsibility for protecting itself. It should not rely on external mechanisms to offer protection.
This situation could happen even with the best of cables. Take a good cable and accidentally pinch it in a drawer, roll over it with your chair, stress it in some extreme way and you could cause a short leading to the same situation. Bad host design is just bad design. Don't blame it on cheap cables.