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The USB standard has evolved along the way. It is ironic that you "prefer USB" devices but fails to show support for USB-C ports. (Edited to be less personal)

untog 10y ago
Oh, come on. I don't "support" anything, being a fanboy of a peripheral plug variant is a life I don't even want to contemplate. I'm very happy to adapt to new things, when they offer a demonstrable benefit to me. What benefit does a USB-C keyboard give me, exactly? I don't need the extra bandwidth to transmit keypresses. Why not include one or two traditional USB3 ports alongside the USB-C ports to ease people over to a new standard?
- anonymfus 10y ago
  >What benefit does a USB-C keyboard give me, exactly? That you can connect it to phones with USB-C without any dongles. Almost all new phones have USB-C. Except one from Apple.
  - untog 10y ago
    ...why on earth would I want to connect my full-size PC keyboard to my phone?
    - AtheistOfFail 10y ago
      /u/MechanicalKeyboards would like a word with you.
- paradite 10y ago
  > I'm very happy to adapt to new things, when they offer a demonstrable benefit to me. It takes time before you can see the demonstrable benefit. For starter - USB-C solves the which side to plug in issue - It's a unified charging port besides data transfer (one charging cable for all devices in the future) - It's also a unified display port (one display cable for all devices in the future)
- Scaevolus 10y ago
  Unfortunately, there's no height for traditional USB ports! If you look at the photos, the 3.5mm jack is just barely fitting. USB-A is ~4.5mm tall, while USB-C is 2.5mm tall. Compare these images: 15" new: http://images.apple.com/v/macbook-pro/j/images/overview/thunderbolt_large.jpg http://images.apple.com/v/macbook-pro/j/images/overview/thun... 15" old: http://www5.pcmag.com/media/images/483214-apple-macbook-pro-15-inch-with-retina-display-2015.jpg?thumb=y http://www5.pcmag.com/media/images/483214-apple-macbook-pro-... I don't really need a laptop to be so thin, but it's a defining feature for Apple's "premium" feel.
  - izacus 10y ago
    So make it a 2mm thicker and USABLE WITHOUT HASSLE. So it "just works" no matter where you are!
    - idlewords 10y ago
      And use the 2mm for more battery.
- DoofusOfDeath 10y ago
  being a fanboy of a peripheral plug variant is a life I don't even want to contemplate. For coming up with that sentence, everyone here owes you a beer.

untog 10y ago

Oh, come on. I don't "support" anything, being a fanboy of a peripheral plug variant is a life I don't even want to contemplate. I'm very happy to adapt to new things, when they offer a demonstrable benefit to me. What benefit does a USB-C keyboard give me, exactly? I don't need the extra bandwidth to transmit keypresses. Why not include one or two traditional USB3 ports alongside the USB-C ports to ease people over to a new standard?

anonymfus 10y ago
>What benefit does a USB-C keyboard give me, exactly? That you can connect it to phones with USB-C without any dongles. Almost all new phones have USB-C. Except one from Apple.
- untog 10y ago
  ...why on earth would I want to connect my full-size PC keyboard to my phone?
  - AtheistOfFail 10y ago
    /u/MechanicalKeyboards would like a word with you.
paradite 10y ago
> I'm very happy to adapt to new things, when they offer a demonstrable benefit to me. It takes time before you can see the demonstrable benefit. For starter - USB-C solves the which side to plug in issue - It's a unified charging port besides data transfer (one charging cable for all devices in the future) - It's also a unified display port (one display cable for all devices in the future)
Scaevolus 10y ago
Unfortunately, there's no height for traditional USB ports! If you look at the photos, the 3.5mm jack is just barely fitting. USB-A is ~4.5mm tall, while USB-C is 2.5mm tall. Compare these images: 15" new: http://images.apple.com/v/macbook-pro/j/images/overview/thunderbolt_large.jpg http://images.apple.com/v/macbook-pro/j/images/overview/thun... 15" old: http://www5.pcmag.com/media/images/483214-apple-macbook-pro-15-inch-with-retina-display-2015.jpg?thumb=y http://www5.pcmag.com/media/images/483214-apple-macbook-pro-... I don't really need a laptop to be so thin, but it's a defining feature for Apple's "premium" feel.
- izacus 10y ago
  So make it a 2mm thicker and USABLE WITHOUT HASSLE. So it "just works" no matter where you are!
  - idlewords 10y ago
    And use the 2mm for more battery.
DoofusOfDeath 10y ago
being a fanboy of a peripheral plug variant is a life I don't even want to contemplate. For coming up with that sentence, everyone here owes you a beer.