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Including 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. Off
by Symbiote 5y ago
Including 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.