For those who might not get it, every laptop that I’ve had has had two usb 3 ports on the right side, with other I/O like HDMI or headphone jack, and then one USB 2 port on the left side with less io, just the power jack.
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The USB 2 is for a mouse or keyboard as extra bandwidth does nothing.
I can’t relate tho. My laptop only has two USB4 with type-C connectors. I really wish it tad at least one type-A connection. Luckily unlike my last laptop, at least this one has a headphone jack (I guess ASUS learned from their folly & never skipped the jack on future models).
Yea with the amount of USB-A stuff still in circulation everyone dropping it early was so fuckin’ weak. That’ll shit’ll still be useful a decade from now.
I find myself not often using my open hardware USB security token since it is inconvenient to use a dongle (same reason phones should never have dropped headphone jacks)
I ended up buying one that flips around and can do A and C connections
My laptop had 2 USB4 with type C connectors, a USB 3.2 type A connector and a USB 3.2 type C connector, but recently it’s had an HDMI connector instead of the 3.2 type C.
My laptop (actually designed and used as mobile device with a 13 inch screen) has one USB-C port which is meant for charging or for attaching a docking station. And I am absolutely happy with it.
the barrel charger is in pristine condition since its never been used and it’s right next to that usb 2 slot; the left side is a slut while the right side is a virgin. lol
Hey don’t slutshame, let’s keep this a hotplug-positive community
Not shaming at all and calling attention to the thier needs; right sides need some loving too. Lol
Usb 2 is used for wireless mouse/keyboard
I like plugin in my mice and keyboard in the 3.0 slot bc it’s speeed
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I just like keeping stuff plugged into one side so that I can rest the edge of the other side against my leg without having to worry about bending devices
Decent meme
own a framework, can’t relate
I don’t really mind. The only high bandwidth thing I use on my work laptop is the USB-C for my displays. If I ever plug something into the rest of the ports, it would be a mouse/keyboard/headset and none of those require anything more than USB 2.0.
That’s why I love my Framework laptop, I can have my speedy ports wherever I want
And if you want it to be USB A or HDMI for a day, you just swap ‘m out! More brands should do this.
I have a microcontroller project that doesn’t do well with USB C, so I unexpectedly had to swap a C port for an A port. It’s amazing that this is possible.
Interesting that that works haha. In the end it’s still connecting to a USB C port.
It’s different because of how the pins are connected. C-to-A uses 4 or 5 pins (with or without id pin) out of 24 in total for USB C. My guess is that it negotiates differently in that scenario. I’m guessing those problematic USB C devices only connect those 4 or 5 pins and don’t properly “talk USB C”.
Ah that’d make sense
