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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I would not buy it. It's too iffy. You have to be VERY careful when you buy a USB-C cable. There are some that do not follow the USB-C spec and because of that, you can get a cable that could damage your electronics
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Cable Matters is one of the brands I've had a good experience with. But more to the point, the issue USB-C has brought to market is one around power delivery.
When going from a USB-C host to a non-PD client like the OP, that's actually one of the safer scenarios you can envision. The power rules of USB up to this point generally apply: 5V, 2.4A max (generally less). 3A with QuickCharge.
It's when you have a PD device as the client (say, a Google laptop), and use chump cables that break the specs that enable PD to work that things can and will go south.
USB-C without Power Delivery isn't the problem. But Power Delivery
certainly creates some bad situations if the spec isn't followed. And I'd certainly lay blame on that on the USB-IF folks for creating a power delivery spec like this without pushing some enforcement/certification. The sheer amount of crud being sold on Amazon by third parties at this point don't help either. Even with certification, you'd have shady brands faking it on Amazon.