Welp, gonna take a shot at this one.
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I've got a pair that look just like that which have USB3 internals but only connect as 2.0. you're welcome to them if you want to year them down, or burn them in sacrifice.
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Did you flip the USB-C connector? It's a cheap noncompliant implementation without a mux, so the USB3.0 pins only connect in one direction. Mine is like that.
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No, they were usb 3 type A connectors not C. I really dont understand why people think it's ok to put type A on devices.
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Yep. What fresh hell is this? On my Magewell USB HDMI capture doodad.pic.twitter.com/oOPcLlxL9y
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You really wanna know why this happens? Because the connector is DUMMY CHEAP. It's the cheapest connector next to the USB 2 A, due to economies of scale going craaaazy
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The real ones I linked have type C connectors. I have a blue one with a type A connector that is fake (USB2.0 innards, only the connector is USB3 but the pins are not connected, the USB descriptors are faked to say USB3.0).
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Joe Fitz Retweeted Joe Fitz
your 'real' one above looks like and costs the same as the fake 'usb3 connector but no traces' i got on ebay:https://twitter.com/securelyfitz/status/1270811178881568773 …
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Joe Fitz @securelyfitzMeanwhile, I recently got this "USB3.0" capture device. Look! It says 3.0 on the case! Has a blue 3.0 header! Shows up as "USB3.0 HD Capture"! Plug it in, but only 480mbps... Take it apart, and the USB3 traces aren't even connected to anything. Oh, and it crashes regularly. https://twitter.com/Ascii211/status/1268631069051453448 … pic.twitter.com/jSjWILpLgf2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
The case is similar, but it does not look the same. As I said, mine has a Type C connector, and a different connector layout. If you're trying to visually classify Chinese stuff, you *have* to include precise connector layout; case alone means nothing. TC1860 = retopped FIC7618
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Given the chip blacktopping, the descriptors claiming USB 3.0, and the SS connector, this seems to be a deliberate counterfeiting operation, not just "relabeling". It seems some company is taking existing case styles and building clones with USB2.0 insides.
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Replying to @marcan42 @securelyfitz and
The FIC7618 is particularly bad because it gives up once frame complexity exceeds a threshold and refuses to stream until it goes down again.
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