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I don't have any USB-A requirements on my desk now that I got a new USB-C enclosure for my local backup disk - however, USB-A ports are still useful for most of
by r00fus 5y ago
I don't have any USB-A requirements on my desk now that I got a new USB-C enclosure for my local backup disk - however, USB-A ports are still useful for most of the userbase... did this monitor team not get the memo about ports being back in vogue for Apple?
- conk 5y agoAt this point I see no reason to continue putting USB A ports in products. Continuing to include them is only going to prolong the transition to USB C. The great thing about USB is the protocol is the same for different connector types so you can use a $5 adapter to easily plug an older USB A device into a USB C port.
- Symbiote 5y agoIncluding a USB-A port on a monitor is easy: there's loads of space. It allows the user to continue using their existing devices without needing adaptors. Offering only USB-C forces additional purchases and the resulting e-waste, so it's no surprise at all that Apple does this.
- Jcowell 5y agoEither way mass adoption of USB-C will end in e-waste.
- conk 5y agoIf they include a USB A port then it forces users who have USB C cables to purchase adapters and results in more e-waste. Is there loads of space in the display? Looks like apple is packing quite a bit into a slim display profile. Not to mention, ports with different dimensions/heights require additional fixturing and likely additional PCBs or connectors to work. It’s not as easy as slapping a few more ports in the display. Sure a company the size of apple can add more ports. But it’s far easier to line up 4x usb C connectors. And likely makes for less ewaste. Personally I’d rather have an RJ45/Ethernet port built in over USB A ports. The monitor is going to sit on a desk it might as well be hardwired to the local network.