theassassintherapist t1_jdyr1h7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:07 AM

The first letter, U, in USB stands for universal. As in, it can take power from anywhere.

I've traveled to France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, etc and all USB plugs are the same and I can draw the exact same amount of power from them. You might want to buy a travel plug adapter, but what comes out the rectangular USB side is the same

historyguy2 OP t1_jdyr5ew wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Thank You! Makes packing a lot easier

skunkadelic t1_jdz02a4 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:45 AM

That isn't why it's called universal. Universal serial bus means common. It was developed to do away with all the different interfaces we had before. Serial, parallel, PS2, gameport, etc. You think having usb mini/micro, Thunderbolt, etc is annoying now, it was atrocious 25 years ago.