my thinkpad has two usb-c ports, both can be used for charging. i still prefer usb-a cuz i still use peripherals and drives i have right now. im not ready throw them away for the sake of "newer ports."
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I would like to see a new USB form factor for chonky hardware like desktop PCs that combines the sturdiness and reliability of USB-A with the symmetry and power delivery of USB-C
I like USB A for thumb drives and other legacy equipment but I definitely prefer more USB C. Right now, I have a connected to my laptop through it, one for charging and then 2 USB A for peripherals. I'd personally trade the other two USB A and use a small hub instead so I can charge my phone, watch and vape without a separate charger.
bandwidth and room on the board mainly
Had the same feeling a year and a half ago, I was thinking that maybe as I was not on a next gen CPU I was just on an older model and that's why it was not very present. I only have one usb-c on my motherboard B550M Micro ATX
Where does L4SBot pull data from? R*ddit?
Article is two years old. I wonder if it’s still relevant, especially after the EU standardization change
I'm still on the Ryzen 5xxx platform and there aren't a lot of motherboards that have USB-C either unless you go high end like the ASRock Taichi.
Definitely need the ports though given how ubiquitous USB-C is nowadays.
Thankfully there are pcie cards that provide plenty of USB-C ports, but that we have to do that at all is annoying.
Btw, why is full ATX / full-size PC still that common, mATX / ITX almost rare? Only techy users or gamers add maybe a 4x ethernet card or a GPU and that's it; one PCIex16 slot would suffice. Better sound cards, wifi etc, are now almost always USB/-C or Bluetooth, if not already on the board.
Why is the time of slim-size desktop PCs still not there?
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