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> Maybe it's just easy to work with? Yeah, that's my impression anyway. The Mini connector is a comfortable size to work with, particularly considering DIY ele
by qwery 3y ago
> Maybe it's just easy to work with?
Yeah, that's my impression anyway. The Mini connector is a comfortable size to work with, particularly considering DIY electronics at home was usually a through-hole affair a decade or so ago. Type B is large enough to get in the way (although it being so chonky is rather satisfying) and micro wasn't significantly smaller in general terms but was fiddly for soldering or probing etc. I'm not sure if USB Micro connectors were even generally available as through-hole?
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> for quite a while a lot of ergonomic keyboard designs featured mini usb as well.
Thinking about it, a lot of them probably used off the shelf Arduino Nano(?) based boards, which most commonly featured the USB Mini connector.
- a_rabid_squid 3y agoAlso, I like that I can clearly see which way it's supposed to plug in. And if there's a genuine Arduino Nano on the top headers, it's kinda weird to have 2 different ports on the same board. Obviously there are tons of compatible boards with different plugs. That being said, these are just excuses to back up my emotional decision. I just really like USB Mini. And I know most people don't have USB Mini cables laying around so I provide a hand painted and glittered pink cable with these.