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I doesn’t have a floppy drive or a CD-ROM either. Apple have form for dropping “standard” components and usually the rest of the industry catches them up

by spzb 5y ago

llampx 5y ago
Don't see the benefit of foregoing USB-A ports, especially in a desktop computer.
Daishiman 5y ago
I'm not seeing USB-A ports going away any time soon. It's just the better port format for a lot of things that need sturdy, large, cheap plugs.
- jonfw 5y ago
  The usb-A standard is rated for 15% of the plugs as usb-c. Large is not a feature. And the cost differential vs A is a rounding error on the price of a mac
  - Daishiman 5y ago
    As it stands I've had way more issues with USB-C plugs, ports and cables breaking, going faulty, accumulating dirt or shorting; issues I've never had with USB-A cables and plugs. So congratulations on having a good standard, but if in practice my USB-C ports and cables get messed up because they're physically fragile then it means squat to me.
    - kiwijamo 5y ago
      Strange I've had numerous issues with USB-A cables and plugs over the years. Not saying USB-C is any better because only time will tell, but let's not pretend USB-C was the pinnacle of reliability.
    - dragonwriter 5y ago
      > As it stands I've had way more issues with USB-C plugs, ports and cables breaking, going faulty, accumulating dirt or shorting; issues I've never had with USB-A cables and plugs. The only difference I’ve seen is with the plugs/ports, where USB-C has beem slightly worse than USB-A but about an order of magnitude better than USB-B; since for most real uses of USB-A, there is either a USB-B or a USB-C on the other end, this isn’t much of a vote for USB-A, though I guess if you aren't space constrained and don’t need the speed modes only available on USB-C to USB-C, a USB-A to USB-C can be ideal for some applications. (Cables are all over the map in durability, but I haven't noticed any correlation between the plugs on the end and quality, though plenty of other factors seem to matter.)

I doesn’t have a floppy drive or a CD-ROM either. Apple have form for dropping “standard” components and usually the rest of the industry catches them up

by spzb 5y ago

I doesn’t have a floppy drive or a CD-ROM either. Apple have form for dropping “standard” components and usually the rest of the industry catches them up

llampx 5y ago

Don't see the benefit of foregoing USB-A ports, especially in a desktop computer.

Daishiman 5y ago

I'm not seeing USB-A ports going away any time soon. It's just the better port format for a lot of things that need sturdy, large, cheap plugs.

jonfw 5y ago
The usb-A standard is rated for 15% of the plugs as usb-c. Large is not a feature. And the cost differential vs A is a rounding error on the price of a mac
- Daishiman 5y ago
  As it stands I've had way more issues with USB-C plugs, ports and cables breaking, going faulty, accumulating dirt or shorting; issues I've never had with USB-A cables and plugs. So congratulations on having a good standard, but if in practice my USB-C ports and cables get messed up because they're physically fragile then it means squat to me.
  - kiwijamo 5y ago
    Strange I've had numerous issues with USB-A cables and plugs over the years. Not saying USB-C is any better because only time will tell, but let's not pretend USB-C was the pinnacle of reliability.
  - dragonwriter 5y ago
    > As it stands I've had way more issues with USB-C plugs, ports and cables breaking, going faulty, accumulating dirt or shorting; issues I've never had with USB-A cables and plugs. The only difference I’ve seen is with the plugs/ports, where USB-C has beem slightly worse than USB-A but about an order of magnitude better than USB-B; since for most real uses of USB-A, there is either a USB-B or a USB-C on the other end, this isn’t much of a vote for USB-A, though I guess if you aren't space constrained and don’t need the speed modes only available on USB-C to USB-C, a USB-A to USB-C can be ideal for some applications. (Cables are all over the map in durability, but I haven't noticed any correlation between the plugs on the end and quality, though plenty of other factors seem to matter.)