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03-30-2016, 03:33 PM
Amazon has tightened restrictions on the sale of USB-C cables and adapters on its online store in an effort to protect customers from risky substandard products (via The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/30/11329848/amazon-usb-c-cable-prohibition)).
The online retailer added **n-compliant USB-C cables to its list of prohibited items (http://go.skimresources.com/?id=66960X1514734&site=theverge.com&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fhelp%2Fcust omer%2Fdisplay.html%2F%3F**deId%3D200277240&xguid=&xuuid=351ca8dea09dd02c4237fffd3992320f&xsessid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2016%2F3%2F30 %2F11329848%2Famazon-usb-c-cable-prohibition&xtz=-60), following a flood of potentially damaging third-party cables onto the market. The new **te on Amazon's page of undesirables prohibits "any USB-C? (or USB Type-C?) cable or adapter product that is **t compliant with standard specifications issued by 'USB Implementers Forum Inc.'"
The update was spotted by Google engineer Benson Leung (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN), who has been testing USB-C cables (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A25GROL6KJV3QG/ref=pdp_new_read_full_review_link?ie=UTF8&page=1&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R1189CCK1UXGT5) sold by Amazon in an effort to highlight the risks of **n-compliant products. Leung was spurred into action after a USB-C charging cable he bought destroyed (https://www.amazon.com/review/R2XDBFUD9CTN2R/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm) a Chromebook Pixel he was working on in compatibility tests.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/03/2100-800x480.jpg
Apple introduced the USB-C standard to its Mac range with the release of the 12-inch Retina MacBook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/retina-macbook-air/). The new standard allows charging, data transfer, and video over a single connector. As a result, USB-C cables are capable of carrying a lot more power than traditional USB connectors, making faulty units a risk to computers and power supplies, and potentially a fire hazard.
Apple states in a support document (https://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT204360) that the 12-inch MacBook will charge from USB-C power adapters **t manufactured by Apple if they adhere to the USB Power Delivery specification. Based on Leung's extensive testing, 30 percent of third-party USB-C cables currently available do **t meet USB-IF standards. Apple's USB-C ports are designed to shut down if a larger-than-expected amount of power is detected flowing through cables, however Amazon's ban should mean cables that can damage or shut down a device will ** longer be offered through the site.
Apple suffered its own USB-C problems when a "design issue (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/12/macbook-usb-c-cable-replacement-program/)" in charging cables shipped with certain Retina MacBooks failed to supply sufficient charge when connected to a power adapter. Apple is providing new, redesigned USB-C charge cables to MacBook owners with faulty cables at ** cost.
Related Roundup: Retina MacBook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/retina-macbook-air/)
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The online retailer added **n-compliant USB-C cables to its list of prohibited items (http://go.skimresources.com/?id=66960X1514734&site=theverge.com&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fhelp%2Fcust omer%2Fdisplay.html%2F%3F**deId%3D200277240&xguid=&xuuid=351ca8dea09dd02c4237fffd3992320f&xsessid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2016%2F3%2F30 %2F11329848%2Famazon-usb-c-cable-prohibition&xtz=-60), following a flood of potentially damaging third-party cables onto the market. The new **te on Amazon's page of undesirables prohibits "any USB-C? (or USB Type-C?) cable or adapter product that is **t compliant with standard specifications issued by 'USB Implementers Forum Inc.'"
The update was spotted by Google engineer Benson Leung (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BensonLeung/posts/LH4PPgVrKVN), who has been testing USB-C cables (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A25GROL6KJV3QG/ref=pdp_new_read_full_review_link?ie=UTF8&page=1&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R1189CCK1UXGT5) sold by Amazon in an effort to highlight the risks of **n-compliant products. Leung was spurred into action after a USB-C charging cable he bought destroyed (https://www.amazon.com/review/R2XDBFUD9CTN2R/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm) a Chromebook Pixel he was working on in compatibility tests.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/03/2100-800x480.jpg
Apple introduced the USB-C standard to its Mac range with the release of the 12-inch Retina MacBook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/retina-macbook-air/). The new standard allows charging, data transfer, and video over a single connector. As a result, USB-C cables are capable of carrying a lot more power than traditional USB connectors, making faulty units a risk to computers and power supplies, and potentially a fire hazard.
Apple states in a support document (https://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT204360) that the 12-inch MacBook will charge from USB-C power adapters **t manufactured by Apple if they adhere to the USB Power Delivery specification. Based on Leung's extensive testing, 30 percent of third-party USB-C cables currently available do **t meet USB-IF standards. Apple's USB-C ports are designed to shut down if a larger-than-expected amount of power is detected flowing through cables, however Amazon's ban should mean cables that can damage or shut down a device will ** longer be offered through the site.
Apple suffered its own USB-C problems when a "design issue (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/12/macbook-usb-c-cable-replacement-program/)" in charging cables shipped with certain Retina MacBooks failed to supply sufficient charge when connected to a power adapter. Apple is providing new, redesigned USB-C charge cables to MacBook owners with faulty cables at ** cost.
Related Roundup: Retina MacBook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/retina-macbook-air/)
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