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Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (philip.greenspun.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now?::I’m beginning to think that the Windows PC that I built in 2015 is ready for retirement (though if Joe Biden can be president at 78, maybe this PC can last until 2029?). In looking at new des…

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[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would make much sense. You still want USB-A ports for most peripherals as using an usb-c port to connect a single mouse would be pretty much wasting a port.

However adding a Thunderbolt4 port or two along side the usual USB-A ports would be nice.

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ofcourse you'd still want some type a ports, but I have 6 type a ports and a single type c on my rear io but i would definitely give up 1 or 2 a ports for 2 more type c.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not half and half? Then I can afford to both keep my current accessories, and to buy USB-C when I need to replace them

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'd only need 2 extra since I got dual a and dual c on my case front io aswell.

And since most devices i plug in are still type i can't sacrifice too many.