Hi everyone. The cable reviews are going to slow down a little bit due to an incident that happened with one cable...
A cable managed to destroy my test equipment, including my $1499 Pixel 2. I've done an analysis of the failure, and it's a really bad mistake they made.
Needless to say, I am very unhappy, and this is going to affect how quickly I get through cables and other accessories in the short term since my computer is dead.
#USBC
A cable managed to destroy my test equipment, including my $1499 Pixel 2. I've done an analysis of the failure, and it's a really bad mistake they made.
Needless to say, I am very unhappy, and this is going to affect how quickly I get through cables and other accessories in the short term since my computer is dead.
#USBC
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Dec 28, 2016
+Léonard Wyrsch Its like him saying you should have tested the power cable that shipped with your TV, Oven, Microwave, dishwasher, etc etc etc. When you plug in a 120v power cable and the TV explodes I guess its your fault for not properly checking the cable beforehand!!! (even though I've only seen 1 single bad power cable in my entire life out of thousands of them, and even then it just didn't work, it didn't cook anything).Mar 15, 2017
Hi +Benson Leung, just wondering if you have come across any similar issue with USB-C hubs or docks that could also damage the hardware. My brand new MacBook Pro with Touchbar was broken when using a USB-C with HDMI dock plugged together with the official MacBook power cable. There was even a bad smell of something got brunt during the incident. Any idea?
(The model of the USB-C dock I used is "innowatt dock pro+")50w
+Mason Chang In this situation, you should contact both the manufacturer of the dock and Apple directly.50w
+Benson Leung Thank you, I have already contacted the manufacturer and Apple, but the actual investigation will happen next working day, so I was wondering if you've known any USB-C hub or dock induced problems?50w
+Kelly Huang Is this the cable NOT to buy or is it the cable that is OK to buy?45w
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