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Re: Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

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Post by elefanten » Sun, May 01, 2022, 3:38 AM UTC

bee_rider wrote: post #156

chrischen wrote: post #155

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If you upgrade the minor peripherals to the newest versions you’ll find USB A is not really used anymore.

Is this a subtle troll or something? Yes obviously, if I get all new peripherals with USB-C compatibility (other than things like my keyboard and mouse, which don't have USB-C versions, and which are actually my favorite peripherals) then I won't encounter USB-A. Unless I leave my house, where the rest of the world hasn't upgraded to USB-C yet.

There are $3 versions of the adapter. Yeah this USB shit is annoying but I bought 10 of each. 2 sets in backpack, 2 in computer bag, 2 in desk and a few permanently attached where they’re used most often.

Annoying but fine. Don’t think about it much.

Edit: YMMV but Macbook is not the only offender. Comes up with random combinations of things because cars, desks, cafes, etc all have a mix of USB A/C charging ports. And so do my various devices. The adapters are useful all the time.

Re: Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

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Post by mattl » Sun, May 01, 2022, 10:40 PM UTC

kingcharles wrote: post #87

ghshephard wrote: post #47

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There is absolutely zero need for USB-A. None. It does nothing whatsoever that USB-C can't do, and there are ton of things that USB-C can do better. There is no need for two USB "mid sized" plug standards - and obviously USB-C is now the dominant. Almost every single peripheral, device, component, that can run on USB-A runs on USB-C. And there is a huge contingent of devices that could never run on USB-A. As soon as…

Also, it always takes three tries to get a USB-A plug into the socket.

I have a USB-A Yubikey and I prefer it to the crappy USB-C one that’s just too small.

Re: Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

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Post by tentacleuno » Wed, May 04, 2022, 10:48 AM UTC

rrrrrrrrrrrryan wrote: post #125

hollandheese wrote: post #95

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>I haven't seen any peripheral that still uses USB-A in a long time. Wired Mice, Wired Keyboards, Thumb drives, external hard drives, printers, webcams, external cd/dvd/bluray drives, etc.. What peripherals do you look at? Barely any of them use USB-C unless they're explicitly USB-C docks, or Thunderbolt peripherals.

This is all kind of old tech though. Mice, keyboards and printers have been wireless for ages. Yes, I realize there's a gamer population that prefers wired peripherals for the latency, but some gamers only play on CRT monitors for the same reason - it doesn't make them not outdated tech. If I started a new job and they gave me a wired mouse I'd think they hate me. The storage solutions you listed (thumb drives, hard…

> Mice, keyboards and printers have been wireless for ages.

Doesn't necessarily mean they use USB-C though. Logitech's Unifying receivers are still (sadly) reliant upon USB-A, although someone modified one of them to use USB-C instead[0] :-)

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-vFtiDYiIw

Re: Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

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Post by tentacleuno » Wed, May 04, 2022, 10:50 AM UTC

hollandheese wrote: post #131

threeseed wrote: post #121

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Maybe you're just seeing older models. But every new device today is overwhelmingly shipping with USB-C.

You've obviously never purchased anything from Logitech. Nor have you looked at external hard drives (not SSDs).

> Nor have you looked at external hard drives

All of my caddies use that weird micro-USB plug that can do USB-3, which is cool. In theory it'd be easy to convert that to USB-C... just change the plug on the end, or just make both ends USB-C. I typically find those cables to not lock into the port very well.