Get to Know the Benefits and Uses of USB Cables
Probably, one of the greatest and the most amazing innovations of today is the Universal Serial Bus or the USB. This device allows for data to be complied, stored and accessed easily at anytime and anywhere as long as there are compatible devices available. USB cables, on the other hand are cables that are popularly used in gathering, transferring and storing data from one device to another. Mostly, USB cables are connected to computer units directly to peripheral devices like mobile phones, cameras, camcorders and printers/scanners.
What Are The Advantages Of A USB Type-C Cable?
If often seems that engineers can never leave well enough alone. Just when you get accustomed to using a piece of equipment, a computer program or even a type of cable – they change it. Of course, there are usually good reasons for the change, particularly in today’s environment where technological breakthroughs seem to come by the week. But it can still be aggravating to have to constantly adapt to new “stuff,” when the old stuff still seems to work just fine. A great example is the somewhat-recent introduction and growing popularity of USB Type-C cables and connectors.The biggest initial benefit to USB Type-C is convenience. A type-C connector is smaller and slimmer than the USB-A and USB-B connectors we now use regularly, making it easier to maneuver and use. Just as importantly, it is symmetrical. In other words, there’s no “right way” and “wrong way” to plug it in; you’ll never have to flip it over because you incorrectly guessed which side was the top and which was the bottom, or reverse the cable because you were trying to plug the wrong end into your computer.Another huge benefit is the amount of power a Type-C USB cable can carry. A standard USB connection maxes out at about 2½ watts. A USB-C connection, by contrast, can handle 100 watts of power, in either direction. Why is that important? 2½ watts is enough to charge a phone, but 100 watts can charge just about any laptop or other large device. Just as importantly, power and data can be carried through the same cable at the same time, in either direction. Then, there’s capacity. Unlike its predecessors, USB-C will support the bandwidth necessary to send perfect 4K video signals through a USB connection, without the need to compress and therefore diminish the video signal.
