Did they really expect every cable to have an active chip in it just to support 5 amps instead of 3?
And it should have been obvious that charging-focused cables with no superspeed lanes would exist.
When it comes to different qualities of wire, and Superspeed vs. Superspeed+, I'm ready to blame the manufacturers. But is that actually a problem in practice? Are there 1 meter cables that have been tested to not support Superspeed+?
And the mess of what-supports-what with thunderbolt speeds is definitely Intel's fault.
The less you twist the cable the less wire you use - but at the cost of noise. Manufacturers have no problems making the cheapest cable that just barely negotiates at the lowest speed level.
Like with SD card speeds its a hard sell on the store shelf to get the more expensive one. People don't know how Superspeed vs Superspeed+ is going to affect them. Plus given the markup at Best Buy people can barely afford the cable as it is.
I always found it funny Fry's has a separate cable section near where they sell soldering irons for people who know better.
And it should have been obvious that charging-focused cables with no superspeed lanes would exist.
When it comes to different qualities of wire, and Superspeed vs. Superspeed+, I'm ready to blame the manufacturers. But is that actually a problem in practice? Are there 1 meter cables that have been tested to not support Superspeed+?
And the mess of what-supports-what with thunderbolt speeds is definitely Intel's fault.