Was at Daiso yesterday and picked up a UsbC to UsbC cable for just their normal $2.80. With our exchange rate so bad, it's not a bad price for a local shop. Tested with my Surface Go and it keeps the charge whilst using, but not strong enough to charge to 100% and use at the same time.
Not in the cable I thought?
A PD power source will send up to 60W (at 3A 20V) on a 'dumb' cable, the minimum standard for a proper C cable.
For higher power delivery, the cable must include circuitry (an Electronically Marked Cable Assembly) to signal what power it is designed to support, this is in addition to the standard negotiation between the charger and device.
This cable is rated 2.4A, so technically it won't go 3A. It is a shame really as despite not having the eMarking chip (which Raspberry Pi 4 does not support - unless you get the latest minor revision), the cable doesn't support 3A (so it is not ideal for Raspberry Pi 4).
Majority of USB-PD/USB 2.0 cables are not e-Marked because the official standard does NOT require USB 2.0/PD cable to have it. The most obvious exception is the Apple USB-C/USB-C cable. USB 3.1/USB-C PD cables do require e-Marking, but a lot of earlier ones are incorrectly e-marked. Honestly, if you really have devices that required correctly e-marked cables, you are better off sticking with original cables (unless you are willing to buy an USB-C tester to read the e-marking data).
I've got a feeling that some cable manufacturers support the 100w but don't wanna pay for the PD certification. Lots of browsing on amazon shows a lucky dip of cable specs you have to swim through…
@SetsunaFSeiei: The USB-IF certification doesn't really mean the cable is reliable. When I tested an AmazonBasics USB-C/USB-C cable (which is USB-IF certified) and checked it through an USB-C meter, I was disappointed to find that it consistently provides less voltage and current than Apple or Google original cables. Also, on some occasions, Macbook Pro refuses to engage fast charge (though a re-connect did fix it). Thing is, if I didn't have the meter, I wouldn't know it was stuck at 5V. There was a reason why the cable was $2 USD at the time I bought it (AUD was a lot stronger then) and it's USB 2.0 so no eMarking chip.
A lot of people think these USB-C/USB-C cables are just like USB-A, the reality is that USB-C cables are a mess (for cheap ones).
@netsurfer: Yep. Also a lot of the cables support high data transfer but low speed charge or vice versa usb 2.0 only speed but support the 100w/high speed charging. I have a mix of these cables and mostly use the usb 2 with fast charge as that's the thing you do the most , as I'm not transferring gigabytes on the daily to/from my phone. But yeh my usb power meter has been a godsend, they are so cheap aren't they…
It's normal price. Is that really a deal?
Don't care about the technicalities. It's definitely a deal to me that 2.4A type C for $2.8 from B&M store.
High Speed? Is this a USB 2 cable? USB 3.1 should be SuperSpeed+.
It's everyday price, but good luck trying to find stock as they have been out of stock since November last year, but they will be returning shortly in the next few weeks. These are used more for charging something like a Galaxy S8 to like a 15w usb type c charger.
Anyone know where I can buy cheap USB to mini USB cables?
Daiso ;)
Looking for USB-C to lightning cable deal preferably 2m.
Last time I purchased this cable, it was quite loose in everything I plugged it into. It works to provide power, but it's loose.
upvoting just for the comment. hahaha
Oh my God finally yes thanks for the post OP! I'll have to swing by them
This cable is not capable of fast charging my mobile phone samsung-A520f
Edit: which is only 18w fast charging
Daiso cables are pretty poor quality tbh. Only good if you need something in a pinch.
While it mention fast charging, seems the cable does not support PD?
Whether a cable supports PD depends on whether the PD pins exist and wired. To complicate things further, a lot of current 3rd party USB-C chargers use a chipset that supports both QC2/QC3 and USB-PD. That is possible because USB-C connector has the pins which exist in USB-A and USB-B, as well as new USB-PD pins (which are exclusive to USB-C).
Based on the cutout of the connector for this cable on an article I read:
https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?resize=2000%2C2000%2Cshrink…
USB-PD: CC1 is wired so technically PD could be possible. However, I am not going to vouch for it. By the way, I don't recommend this cable (nor most cheap USB-C cables).
QC2/3 fast charging: cannot tell.. though one OZBer did mention he couldn't fast charge his Samsung A520f, which suggests either a 56k register could be inside, or some Android phones don't like the quality of the wires or the charger. It's difficult to tell because that Samsung phone provides a USB-A charger so with USB-C/USB-C cable, he could be using a USB-C charger and honestly, in his case, if he were to use a branded USB-PD charger (i.e. Apple, Google), there is no chance the USB-PD charger would allow QC2/QC3 or Samsung AFC. The el cheapo K-Mart Anko $10 USB-C charger might actually be a better charger to test it.
Good price, but not support PD. I bought this one from ebay for $7.95 which support PD 3A / 20V / 60W / QC3.0 fast charge
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Long-2M-1M-Baseus-USB-Type-C-to-…
Though the Daiso cable is probably in the cheap and nasty category, CC1 is wired:
https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?resize=2000%2C2000%2Cshrink…
I don't recommend this cable, but I wouldn't be so sure to state that it does not support USB-PD at all. The Baseus USB-C cable is also 5 wires, so it wouldn't surprise me that it is the same wiring setup (probably with better wires, but I prefer to see the actual photos, rather than a 3D rendering image).
Warning: if you have S20 or Note10 or intent to get one of those, avoid these cheap USB-2.0/USB-C/PD cables. USB-PD/PPS requires a proper USB-C cable with correctly e-marked chip. Will other Android makers follow and adopt USB-PD/PPS? The technology is better, but cheap cables won't work with USB-PD/PPS.
I am sure there are many Daiso-so shop sitiing around in the city like miniso-so
What would you use type c to type c for? 🤔
Plugging a USB-C device into another USB-C device.
Although I guess you could use it for other things… holding a door open, shoelaces, head band…
My office PC has a USB-C port that I use to charge my type-C phone with.. not that I've been in the office for weeks.
Transferring data from a Macbook (With no USB-A ports) to a phone (With a USB-C port)
Since Macbooks don't have a USB-A port, this eliminates the need for an adaptor, allowing a phone to be connected directly to the Macbook, the same way you would connect a usual USB-A to USB-C :)
note that it wont support 60W or 100W.
100W requires a some circuitry to negotiate PD between source and destination.