Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)

Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by fennecbutt on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:10AM (#38331523)

I notice a lot of people are arguing against usb c, but in reality: devices are designed for the average consumer, not us special HN peeps, usb c is the way forward, we can't use a bulky almost industrial USB connection forever, having a single type of connection has so many benefits, if someone exceeds the plug/unplug rating or the socket breaks for some other reason...it can just be repaired.

Everyone arguing against c like they wanna go back to old style serial port connectors or something.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by ryukafalz on Sunday November 19, 2023 @09:32AM (#38332955)

I like USB-C myself, but I don't think this is a good argument:

> if someone exceeds the plug/unplug rating or the socket breaks for some other reason...it can just be repaired.

...when consumer tech companies these days tend to make repair much more difficult than it used to be.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by phero_cnstrcts on Sunday November 19, 2023 @09:40AM (#38333015)

I’d honestly prefer usb a if it wasn’t for the fact that I have to try plugging it in four times before I succeed.

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