This cable is safe to use with all of your USB Type C devices and legacy Type-A ports. Not only that, but they can be inserted into the accepting ports in either orientation no matter which way they’re flipped. Leung’s reviews of which ones could potentially harm your device or simply not work will save time and money for those consumers looking to make the purchase. He doesn’t name the products he has worked on, but since Google’s only two devices with this technology are the Chromebook Pixel and upcoming Pixel C, they are most likely the products that he worked on. That also means there’s a whole world of third-party cables out there that haven’t been fully tested, just waiting to destroy your new device.
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The last Amazon review Leung made before starting his USB spree was in 2007, when he gave the soundtrack to Valve‘s Orange Box five stars and called it a “nuanced and varied listen”, praising Half Life 2’s “pumping industrial rock” and Portal’s “wonderfully playful yet sinister” theme. As a standard, anyone can create a USB Type-C cable, and without the need to get the product certified before putting it into the market it will inevitably lead to a flood of accessories which don’t properly implement said standard.
Leung, who unexpectedly passes by “LaughingMan” on Amazon, has left seven detailed, exceptionally specialized surveys in the most recent week of USB strings and connectors utilizing the Type-C standard that charges the new Google tablets, Chromebooks, and telephones. Among his reviews, you’ll find positive reception to both FRiEQ, Belkin, and iOrange-E, though everything else was marked down for not meeting the specification’s requirement (however, on an unrelated note, Leung is a huge fan of The Orange Box soundtrack).
In any case, you will also see connectors (like this one) and different cables that you ought to stay away from. However, if you’re trying to save a few bucks in the search of a third-party replacement cable, you may want to check with Benson Leung. “This may cause damage to whatever cable, hub, pc, or charger you plug into this”, Leung concludes.
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Leung worked on both the Google Pixel models that the company launched earlier in the year and found a solution to test inferior cables.
