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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Meh, I have at least two hdd enclosures that use that cable.

Standards don't mean that much when the hardware manufacturer just doesn't care

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Entirely likely they figured a cable with Type A on both ends would be a cheap "proprietary" cable.