On: Bad USB-C cable destroys laptop

[userbinator]

"only" 24 pins? That's still 6 times more than the previous standard...

[lsaferite → userbinator]

Have you read the spec on what it actually allows though? The fact that it can do USB 2.0 + USB 3.0/3.1 SS + AltMode + 100W Power (bi-directional) all at the same time is... impressive.

[joshvm → userbinator]

To be fair it's really 12 times 2 to allow the cable to be reversible. USB2 had 4, USB3 had 9. Apples to apples you should compare 8 and 18, but the previous two standards weren't reversible.

[fanf2 → userbinator]

The previous standard was USB 3.0 which has 9 pins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0#Connectors

[gnarbarian → userbinator]

Parallel scoffs at your measly 24 pins.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_port

[colejohnson66 → gnarbarian]

Only 25 pins? Why not 40? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

[lscharen → colejohnson66]

I'll see your 40 pin parallel and raise you an 80-pin SCA connector.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Connector_Attachment

[gnarbarian → lscharen]

Now this is clearly the pinnacle of cable engineering :)