USB-C Specific Orientation?

[HitchEdits]

I've never heard or seen of this before but I ordered this cable on Amazon and I'm wondering if they just cheaped out on the cable and that's why they added this note? I can't wait for Labs to sort out this nonsense.

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[whispous]

Given it's only USB 2 compatible, probably fewer strands inside?

[HitchEdits]

1 minute ago, whispous said:

Given it's only USB 2 compatible, probably fewer strands inside?

It was advertised as USB 3.2 on the Amazon listing which is also why I'm confused by the note suggesting USB 2.0

[saintlouisbagels]

This Reddit thread talks about the same issue.

tl;dr passive USB-C extension cables are not part of official USB specifications, so wonky things happen like USB 2.0 requiring a certain orientation.

 

[saintlouisbagels]

1 hour ago, HitchEdits said:

It was advertised as USB 3.2 on the Amazon listing which is also why I'm confused by the note suggesting USB 2.0

It is expected for newer standards to still support older standards.

So a USB 3.0/3.2 cable is still going to support USB 2.0 devices. You didn't order the wrong item, nor was it advertised incorrectly.

[HitchEdits]

3 hours ago, saintlouisbagels said:

This Reddit thread talks about the same issue.

tl;dr passive USB-C extension cables are not part of official USB specifications, so wonky things happen like USB 2.0 requiring a certain orientation.

 

Ah, thanks a ton! This thread clears a ton of it up!