USB Type-C was on the spotlight for more than 15 minutes last week as Apple introduced the new Macbook with only a single port. The port is dubbed as the one port to rule them all — power charging, data transfer, video transfer and more.

We’re already used to USB Type-A. Those are the ones in flash/HDD drives, USB dongles, and practically almost everything. USB Type-B are the square ones you’d normally find at the back of a USB printer or external HDD drives. USB Type-C is becoming the new standard — a multi-faceted, double-sided port.

Type-C (port type) was included in the new USB 3.1 standard but they are not exactly exclusive to each other. That means Type-C can be used with older USB standards.

But why does Apple’s implementation of USB Type-C matters? Well, there are a number of things it will take good credit for:

* Type-C (USB 3.1) is compatible with data bandwidths up to 10Gbps data transfer rates. That’s twice the theoretical speed of USB 3.0 which is about 1,250MB/s or one full movie per second.

* USB Type-C (USB 3.1) supports ouput up to 5amps (5000mA) and up to 100W of power. That power output can readily charge a laptop.

* The multi-connection support means a device can charge power, transfer data or stream video thru a single port. It’s also possible a single port can both transfer data, charge and stream video all at the same time.

* Type-C connections in could mean a single port for power and data for other 3rd-party devices connected to the PC — like a laser printer that plugs into a PC for both power and data or an external monitor that transmits video as well as power the display using as single connection. That’s less cables needed.

* One charger to fit them all — an Apple Macbook charger can also theoretically be used with the Google Chromebook Pixel, and vice versa, since the Type-C ports are just the same.

At the moment, the new 2015 Macbook and the new Chromebook Pixel but we’re expecting more manufacturers will adopt the new technology.

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USB Type-C was on the spotlight for more than 15 minutes last week as Apple introduced the new Macbook with only a single port. The port is dubbed as the one port to rule them all — power charging, data transfer, video transfer and more.

We’re already used to USB Type-A. Those are the ones in flash/HDD drives, USB dongles, and practically almost everything. USB Type-B are the square ones you’d normally find at the back of a USB printer or external HDD drives. USB Type-C is becoming the new standard — a multi-faceted, double-sided port.

Type-C (port type) was included in the new USB 3.1 standard but they are not exactly exclusive to each other. That means Type-C can be used with older USB standards.

But why does Apple’s implementation of USB Type-C matters? Well, there are a number of things it will take good credit for:

* Type-C (USB 3.1) is compatible with data bandwidths up to 10Gbps data transfer rates. That’s twice the theoretical speed of USB 3.0 which is about 1,250MB/s or one full movie per second.

* USB Type-C (USB 3.1) supports ouput up to 5amps (5000mA) and up to 100W of power. That power output can readily charge a laptop.

* The multi-connection support means a device can charge power, transfer data or stream video thru a single port. It’s also possible a single port can both transfer data, charge and stream video all at the same time.

* Type-C connections in could mean a single port for power and data for other 3rd-party devices connected to the PC — like a laser printer that plugs into a PC for both power and data or an external monitor that transmits video as well as power the display using as single connection. That’s less cables needed.

* One charger to fit them all — an Apple Macbook charger can also theoretically be used with the Google Chromebook Pixel, and vice versa, since the Type-C ports are just the same.

At the moment, the new 2015 Macbook and the new Chromebook Pixel but we’re expecting more manufacturers will adopt the new technology.

The post What is USB Type-C and why it matters? appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.