cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUSB gets simpler with new speed-focused labeling system replacing technical jargonwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up1321arrow-down18
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minus-squareErr(()).unwrap()@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 year agoWe’re adding new, different symbols to the confusing mess of old symbols and keeping both? Neat!
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoAnd whatever you buy is just going to be labeled as the fastest even if it doesn’t actually meet the standard.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago“Up to” is fine for this, as it’s a measure of capacity. It’s when it’s used as an expected norm like the ISPs do that it becomes more marketing than a rating. The requirement ought to be a known average of realistic usage and not a top end number.
We’re adding new, different symbols to the confusing mess of old symbols and keeping both? Neat!
And whatever you buy is just going to be labeled as the fastest even if it doesn’t actually meet the standard.
“up to”
“Up to” is fine for this, as it’s a measure of capacity. It’s when it’s used as an expected norm like the ISPs do that it becomes more marketing than a rating. The requirement ought to be a known average of realistic usage and not a top end number.