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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by winrid on Sunday November 19, 2023 @03:04AM (#38330315)
yeah, I had to replace the front ports on my current PC case because the center part of the plugs came out...
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by eastbound on Sunday November 19, 2023 @03:28AM (#38330465)
Is the solution to have easily-replaceable USB sockets?
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by almostnormal on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:16AM (#38331567)
Or standardizing USB-XLR.

People would complain about the price of the cables, the size of the cables, and the size of the devices.

Small is fragile, and fragile should be replaceable.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by hurryer on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:27AM (#38331619)
With an XLR connector if you pull you will rip the motherboard apart.
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