USB-C

edent · 08-26-2018, 11:10 AM

Are there any Eink devices which charge using USB-C?

For some reason, I'm not finding any! I just want to use the same charger as my phone and not have worry about dongles or adapters 😃

GlenBarrington · 08-26-2018, 12:18 PM

None to my knowledge, unfortunately! Maybe when the newest Kindles come out, but I'm a bit cynical on this.

DaleDe · 08-26-2018, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edent

Are there any Eink devices which charge using USB-C?

For some reason, I'm not finding any! I just want to use the same charger as my phone and not have worry about dongles or adapters 😃

The BOYUE Likebook Note as described in our wiki and the Onyx Boox Note

Dale

patrickt · 08-29-2018, 08:05 AM

Kindle should recognize that you cannot have a flagship or premium device with an out-dated, inferior USB-micro port instead of USB-c.

stumped · 08-29-2018, 02:03 PM

most people will already have lots of usb -B ports and chargers though, so the USB C device becomes the odd one out.
I learned the hard way that I had no usb C <-> USB cables in the house - I'd bought a refurbished Yoga 3 tablet which uses USB C and the idiot sellers shipped it with an incorrect cheap usb -b charger & cable. So I had a tablet, with a bit of juice in its battery, but absolutely no way to test it properly or charge it until I was able to get amazon to ship me a USB-C. Then in the stress of sorting that, I ordered a USB B by mistake so when my next day prime package arrived I had to send it back & start over.....

finally I got the missing bits and have to say the USB C goes in with a satisying click and no hassle about is it the right way up . Though the lenovo android tablet still tells me it would prefer a fast charger , even though I have 2 makes of 2 amp ones. Turns out that Lenovo have a proprietary fast charge solution that only works with Lenovo brand chargers, and no one, not even Lenovo, sell spare Lenovo chargers...

I also learned in the process, from Google & friends, that a cheap USB C connection can burn out a PC or TV usb2 port , or damage a motherboard very easily, by asking for too much current.

So if the OP does get a USB 3 device, and plans to sometimes charge via USB 2 on PC , be very careful to get branded and built-to-spec cables for that. I am charging my new tablet via the same dedicated USB C cable into an amazon fast charger and never connecting directly to PC, just to be safe.
I recommend reading up on fast charge standards , or lack of.... before assuming one charger will play nicely with all devices.
it may be low tech - but sticking " this side up" coloured blobs onto my micro usb cables works for me

LucyOne · 08-29-2018, 03:19 PM

Tolino Vision 4HD and Tolino Epos have USB C.

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JSWolf · 08-29-2018, 06:06 PM

Readers don't need USB-C. Micro USB will do perfectly well. As has been said, you get USB-C and you'll have to make 100% sure you buy good quality cables. Even some branded cables have had problems. So do you really want USB-C and risk your Reader? I don't.

davidfor · 08-29-2018, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LucyOne

Tolino Vision 4HD and Tolino Epos have USB C.

My tolino epos definitely doesn't have a USB C socket. What it does have is a cable where the shape of the Micro USB plug has been tweaked so that it is can go in either way. The socket in the device is the usual shape. The cable works with all the other devices I have that have a Micro USB socket.

DNSB · 08-29-2018, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LucyOne

Tolino Vision 4HD and Tolino Epos have USB C.

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I'm looking at my Tolino epos and it seems to have a micro-USB port. The cable supplied with it can be plugged in either way on both ends but that is the cable and nothing to do with the port on the ereader. MicFlip had an IndieGoGo campaign 3 years ago for what I think was the original reversible cable.

See this link for more information: MicFlip 2.0 - Fully Reversible Cable (Amazon.ca link).

rcentros · 08-30-2018, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

My tolino epos definitely doesn't have a USB C socket. What it does have is a cable where the shape of the Micro USB plug has been tweaked so that it is can go in either way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I'm looking at my Tolino epos and it seems to have a micro-USB port. The cable supplied with it can be plugged in either way

I didn't even know these existed. If I didn't already have a million microUSB cables in the house, I might be tempted to pick one of these up. (I might anyhow.) Thanks.

DNSB · 08-30-2018, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcentros

I didn't even know these existed. If I didn't already have a million microUSB cables in the house, I might be tempted to pick one of these up. (I might anyhow.) Thanks.

I'm a bit nervous about the durability of the cable. The USB-A end has a thin plate that moves when the cable is plugged in where the standard USB-A has a much thicker and non-moving plate. See the attached image.

DaleDe · 08-30-2018, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I'm a bit nervous about the durability of the cable. The USB-A end has a thin plate that moves when the cable is plugged in where the standard USB-A has a much thicker and non-moving plate. See the attached image.

There have been no reports of a failure at that end of the cable but reviews of the micro end have reported some failures where the cable either quit working or cause the phone to catch on fire. See the reviews on Amazon.

Dale

rcentros · 08-30-2018, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I'm a bit nervous about the durability of the cable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

There have been no reports of a failure at that end of the cable but reviews of the micro end have reported some failures where the cable either quit working or cause the phone to catch on fire. See the reviews on Amazon.

I think I'll just stick with the regular micro USB cables. Maybe as I get older and more senile I'll have trouble with them, but at this point I'm not having any issues.

AnotherCat · 08-30-2018, 08:21 PM

I find, for myself, it is quite easy to tell which way up a micro USB connecter is, even in the dark. The bottom sharp corners to me feel much sharper when pressed with a finger than the upper rounded corners do.

It even works with the very few connectors I have come across that have the USB logo on the bottom

instead of on the top

.

Has never failed to work for me, but I am sure there are some around who will find otherwise (or who cannot remember their up from down).

DaleDe · 08-31-2018, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnotherCat

I find, for myself, it is quite easy to tell which way up a micro USB connecter is, even in the dark. The bottom sharp corners to me feel much sharper when pressed with a finger than the upper rounded corners do.

It even works with the very few connectors I have come across that have the USB logo on the bottom

instead of on the top

.

Has never failed to work for me, but I am sure there are some around who will find otherwise (or who cannot remember their up from down).

That doesn't help much unless you also know which way the socket is facing.

Dale

08-26-2018, 11:10 AM	#1
edent Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 94224 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Device: Likebook Ares, Kindle 3G, Nook STR, 511eb	USB-C Are there any Eink devices which charge using USB-C? For some reason, I'm not finding any! I just want to use the same charger as my phone and not have worry about dongles or adapters 😃

08-29-2018, 02:03 PM	#5
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	most people will already have lots of usb -B ports and chargers though, so the USB C device becomes the odd one out. I learned the hard way that I had no usb C <-> USB cables in the house - I'd bought a refurbished Yoga 3 tablet which uses USB C and the idiot sellers shipped it with an incorrect cheap usb -b charger & cable. So I had a tablet, with a bit of juice in its battery, but absolutely no way to test it properly or charge it until I was able to get amazon to ship me a USB-C. Then in the stress of sorting that, I ordered a USB B by mistake so when my next day prime package arrived I had to send it back & start over..... finally I got the missing bits and have to say the USB C goes in with a satisying click and no hassle about is it the right way up . Though the lenovo android tablet still tells me it would prefer a fast charger , even though I have 2 makes of 2 amp ones. Turns out that Lenovo have a proprietary fast charge solution that only works with Lenovo brand chargers, and no one, not even Lenovo, sell spare Lenovo chargers... I also learned in the process, from Google & friends, that a cheap USB C connection can burn out a PC or TV usb2 port , or damage a motherboard very easily, by asking for too much current. So if the OP does get a USB 3 device, and plans to sometimes charge via USB 2 on PC , be very careful to get branded and built-to-spec cables for that. I am charging my new tablet via the same dedicated USB C cable into an amazon fast charger and never connecting directly to PC, just to be safe. I recommend reading up on fast charge standards , or lack of.... before assuming one charger will play nicely with all devices. it may be low tech - but sticking " this side up" coloured blobs onto my micro usb cables works for me Last edited by stumped; 08-29-2018 at 02:05 PM.

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08-26-2018, 12:18 PM	#2
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	None to my knowledge, unfortunately! Maybe when the newest Kindles come out, but I'm a bit cynical on this.

08-29-2018, 08:05 AM	#4
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Kindle should recognize that you cannot have a flagship or premium device with an out-dated, inferior USB-micro port instead of USB-c.

08-29-2018, 03:19 PM	#6
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Tolino Vision 4HD and Tolino Epos have USB C. Gesendet von meinem SM-T335 mit Tapatalk

08-29-2018, 06:06 PM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,752 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Readers don't need USB-C. Micro USB will do perfectly well. As has been said, you get USB-C and you'll have to make 100% sure you buy good quality cables. Even some branded cables have had problems. So do you really want USB-C and risk your Reader? I don't.

08-30-2018, 08:21 PM	#14
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	I find, for myself, it is quite easy to tell which way up a micro USB connecter is, even in the dark. The bottom sharp corners to me feel much sharper when pressed with a finger than the upper rounded corners do. It even works with the very few connectors I have come across that have the USB logo on the bottom instead of on the top . Has never failed to work for me, but I am sure there are some around who will find otherwise (or who cannot remember their up from down).

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