Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop<article>
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<p>Benson Leung’s good intentions have finally caught up with him. The Google engineer who launched a
crusade against bad USB-C cables in late 2015 just uncovered another sub-standard USB-C cable—and this time it’s cost him a $1,000 laptop.</p><p>The Google engineer recently tested Surjtech’s 3M USB 3.1 Type-C to standard Type-A USB 3.0 adapter cable, but those tests didn’t get very far at all. Leung said that as soon as he connected the cable to his Chromebook Pixel, via a small USB power delivery (PD) analyzer, both the PD and his laptop ceased working properly.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3029368/hardware/dodgy-usb-type-c-cable-fries-vigilante-engineers-1000-laptop.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop
