The USB-C charge cable that came with the MacBook Pro split its casing just below one of the connectors, I sealed that up with some UV LED-cured liquid plastic, now I’ll keep that cable as a spare. When used for data transfer, it’s USB 2 speed, up to 480 Mbps.
Bought an $18 braided USB-C cable from Amazon, it’s half the length of the original but claims to be able to transfer data at up to 5 Gbps & still be able to supply the full 60W power the Mac needs.
It arrived today, I connected a Samsung T5 ext SSD to the Mac & checked the connection with System Info app.
It isn’t just up to 5 Gbps, it’s up to 10 Gbps, the same as the half-metre long USB-C cable supplied with the T5.
Rather than Apple’s notoriously fragile soft rubbery coating, this cable has a stiffer & much longer-wearing braided nylon outer jacket.
Comparing a RAM & processor-upgraded 13-in MBP compared with the base model 16-in MBP.
I carry a genetic oddity that means should I contract pneumonia, I MUST seek medical intervention ASAP because as my GP says I go rapidly into “decompensation.” This is why I had sepsis last year, I didn’t realise the severity at the time.
Decompensation - Wikipedia:
In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of allostatic compensation. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is “compensated,” it is able to function despite stressors or defects.
@matigo Your post, from “A couple of…..” to “….. lookfor, though.” used 588 words & 3309 characters, according to PopClip app.
// @axodys
Going home today. My sister will be picking me up, she lives about an hour away and has to come to this suburb to pick up something anyway, so she can cover both duties.
In hospital with suspected pneumonia. Temperature now 36.5°C, down from 39°. On IV drip for fluids/antibiotics. Oxygen tube removed, done its job Waiting on results of blood tests & chest X-rays
@streakmachine I had a similar problem with my Toyota Yaris about 6 years ago: I rarely had to check the engine/fluid levels, but was away from home when it the clamp holding the cable sheath worked loose. I carefully drove home a few day later & left it with a mechanic who fixed it with a series of cable ties.
// @matigo
@variablepulserate Not its job, settling of the stomach is why there was ginger.