u/Same_Grocery_8492

Some only charge. Some only work properly with external monitors.

https://preview.redd.it/4wb7r5njq71h1.jpg?width=961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86a50d566c33e4fcad5a055951de498a158ed1ec

Some work perfectly on my Mac, then suddenly act weird on Windows.

Some transfer files painfully slowly. And some look completely identical while doing completely different things. I’m constantly connecting monitors, docks, external SSDs, capture cards, laptop charging, portable drives. So I end up needing a bunch of USB-C cables that all look the same… but have totally different capabilities.

Some of my coworkers have even started carrying USB-C testers because nobody can tell what a cable actually supports anymore.

USB-C definitely standardized the connector. But did it really simplify digital life? All mess behind one universal-shaped port.

USB-C seems standardized, but... Some are only for charging, some support video output, some support Thunderbolt, and some support USB4, it’s a challenge to tell them apart.

Being able to dynamically route ultra-high-speed signals reliably is becoming increasingly important as USB and PCIe ecosystems continue evolving.

https://preview.redd.it/5af6sq9cnuzg1.png?width=883&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc41a9a8a9aa054b7befd2038649746ca57d43f3

from https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/company/news/news-topics/2026/05/general-purpose-logic-ics-20260507-1.html