Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
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Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
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Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#2I have two usb-c ports on my desktop. I’ve never used them.
Almost everything that has a usb-c connection can easily be connected with a c to a connector.
My laptop, on the other end, everything I use is usb-c, and everything that’s not is usb-c though a multi-port adapter.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#3calling USB A “legacy” and a “relic” is so misplaced. we all still own USB A devices. I challenge the author to go find a wired keyboard or mouse that comes with a USB C plug. it’s possible, but not easy.
the thing is, we could just have both! this isn’t some winner/loser scenario. the real question should be why these computers with enough bandwidth for 11+ connectors don’t at least split the difference with 6/5 of each. gives device manufacturers enough confidence that customers will be able to plug in the thing they bought, and gives consumers the ability to plug in anything and everything they need. then in 5 years when things have advanced we can start talking about entirely consolidating on USB C.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#4I'm ready for it. My desktop has a half dozen usb-c adapters stuffed into various ports and hubs.
Usb-c cables are the most versatile. You can get all kinds of pigtails and adapters to turn them into anything else. Other connectors don't have that property of universality, because they don't have enough cables.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#5I don't even have any devices that use USB-C. Not a single one. The only USB-C cables I have are for charging phones.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#6One criticism of Apple back in the Ive days was the lack of practicality. I like the fact that Apple relented on the MacBook Pros and they have an HDMI port.
I don’t want to have to use dongles unnecessarily.
> Apple fanboys/fangirls/fanothers: even the Mac Pro includes two legacy USB-A ports (admittedly it also has four Thunderbolt ports). Why is this relic of old tech cluttering the clean design of an Apple product in 2021?
This is naive. The chip hardware support to have 2 extra USB A ports is nothing compared to having two extra USB C/Thunderbolt ports and USB C/Thunderbolt is overkill for many situations.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#7I don't even have any devices that use USB-C. Not a single one. The only USB-C cables I have are for charging phones.
The computer accessories shelves at e.g. Target are still dominated by A. Two years after this article.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#8USB-C was designed for highly-integrated mobile devices. Motherboard vendors don't want to deal with power delivery and DisplayPort, and users will be confused when that stuff doesn't work.
When a USB-C port is out in space, rather than flat on a desk, C-to-A adapters create a lever arm that increases the risk of damage. Though this can be solved by using adapters with ~100mm of wire in the middle.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#9calling USB A “legacy” and a “relic” is so misplaced. we all still own USB A devices. I challenge the author to go find a wired keyboard or mouse that comes with a USB C plug. it’s possible, but not easy. the thing is, we could just have both! this isn’t some winner/loser scenario. the real question should be why these computers with enough bandwidth for 11+ connectors don’t at least split the difference with 6/5 of…
Almost every device I’ve bought in 2023 is usb-c now, even low end stuff, and keyboards and mice. By 2025 I’d expect it’ll be rare and unusual to see a micro port on any new device. USB A is definitely legacy.
Re: Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
#10One criticism of Apple back in the Ive days was the lack of practicality. I like the fact that Apple relented on the MacBook Pros and they have an HDMI port. I don’t want to have to use dongles unnecessarily. > Apple fanboys/fangirls/fanothers: even the Mac Pro includes two legacy USB-A ports (admittedly it also has four Thunderbolt ports). Why is this relic of old tech cluttering the clean design of an Apple product…
I regularly wish my work MacBook Pro had a single A port. I understand my personal Air not having one—it’s lacking all ports but C—but it’s the one thing preventing my MBP from being as always-useful-entirely-on-its-own as the 2014 Pro I used to have.