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With USB-C charger, I can charge my:

- ANC Headphones

- Laptop

- Tablet

- Phone

- Portable in-ear headphones

and bunch of other stuff I carry around while traveling. All of those with a single 100W laptop charger.

I can't do that with a barrel connector. It's a huge improvement despite "confusion" everyone on this site loves harping on.



I'd be very cool with a charging standard that included the needed info.

20v/140w :: 12v/80w etc;

and a different connector for _data_ with similar markings for

40G/20G/10G/5G/480Mb


Yeah, IMO the issue is really information - ports, cables and chargers should have a clear information about how much power and which data can be delivered.




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