There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.

      • SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        Yeah, I won’t buy another one again, but now that I have one, I don’t want to e-waste it just because the cable is too short.

        Electric fire danger is really changing my opinion on this though.

        • Railcar8095@lemm.eeEnglish
          91·
          2 days ago

          This risk is a bit exaggerated. If you’re charging a phone or even a non gaming laptop, most extensions are still fine. Of you try to push 240W over a cheap Amazon basics cable… Yeah no.

      • Railcar8095@lemm.eeEnglish
        124·
        2 days ago

        Those are 90% of the ones available, 95% of the small factor ones and 99% of the affordable ones. One of the main reasons for them to be non detachable is because most users would pick any random USB cable and complain it doesn’t push 4K while charging the laptop.

        Source: I’ve made the percentages up, but it’s very close to that range.

        Actually if somebody knows one that’s good, small, affordable and detachable I’ll be happy to know.