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All of the devices I have plugged in or use regularly on my desktop now are USB-A: Only USB-A, no plug on the other side: keyboard, USB stick, Oculus Rift (CV1
by GuB-42 3y ago
All of the devices I have plugged in or use regularly on my desktop now are USB-A:
Only USB-A, no plug on the other side: keyboard, USB stick, Oculus Rift (CV1)
B/mini/micro on the other side: scanner, digitizer tablet, sound card
USB-C but shipped with USB-A to C cable: mouse
USB-C, shipped with both USB-A and C cable: HDMI capture card
Many of my devices that use USB for charging are still micro-USB
So yeah, many of these devices are quite old, but from a practical standpoint, I actually need zero USB-C sockets on my motherboard, and many USB-A. I guess it will change in the future, and it is good I have a USB-C (unused) port on my motherboard, but for now USB-A is simply more useful.
- IYasha 3y agoUSB-A is only unsuitable for small handheld devices, but is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO less confusing than all others!
- m463 3y agoI hate the trend to remove USB-A from laptops. Put as many or as few USB-C ports as you want, but there should be at least two USB-A ports.
- arghwhat 3y agoAt this point, the only type A cables I use are bundled cables that have type C at the other end because I don't have enough type C ports for all C-C cables. In other words, I actually need zero USB type A ports - I'm just without choice. There's still the oddball micro-B (or mini-B, which is an awful connector) device out there, but that does not require a type A port.