▲ 239 ▼ One day USB-A will be so uncommon that people will say "back in my day, it took at least 3 tries to put the USB in" (lemmy.world) submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 66 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] towerful@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Was it mini or micro usb, tho? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) USB-B always getting forgotten permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] trannus_aran@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago Unless you're an office worker or musician permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) USB micro 3 was the weirdest. One of my Samsunk Note phones used it. Neat thing a lot of people didn't know about it though was that you could still plug an older Micro B in and leave the rest unplugged, so it was backwards compatible for things like charging and slow data transfer. I also have a widescreen conferencing monitor at work with a USB3-B connector for its built-in camera. It also has Type C, but I guess they wanted to give options for people with computers that didn't have Thunderbolt ports or were using older docking stations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* I have an old Samsung tablet with a USB micro 3, gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. Galaxy tab 2 or 3 maybe? It was a top-of-the-line device in that era, and the only device I've ever seen with that funky connector. I actually find it curious we didn't see the standard more, as it's backwards-compatible with regular micro-USB in a pinch, but when you did use the proper cable it enabled both faster charging and data transfer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Mini was okay, micro was awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The pain of those clips breaking so fucking often 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) huh really? i'm using micro 5pin on my daily driver phone for more than a decade now and my stock cable from 2013 still works perfectly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* I've had them break, but nowhere near as often as people online claim. Maybe I've just been lucky. I've also has USB C break down on me already, so.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 weeks ago This is one of those cases where the name brand cable probably is better than an off brand. Tangential story, but a cheapo headphone cable once broke the headphone jack on my computer. It was too big and stretched out the connector in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) USB-B always getting forgotten permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] trannus_aran@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago Unless you're an office worker or musician permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) USB micro 3 was the weirdest. One of my Samsunk Note phones used it. Neat thing a lot of people didn't know about it though was that you could still plug an older Micro B in and leave the rest unplugged, so it was backwards compatible for things like charging and slow data transfer. I also have a widescreen conferencing monitor at work with a USB3-B connector for its built-in camera. It also has Type C, but I guess they wanted to give options for people with computers that didn't have Thunderbolt ports or were using older docking stations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* I have an old Samsung tablet with a USB micro 3, gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. Galaxy tab 2 or 3 maybe? It was a top-of-the-line device in that era, and the only device I've ever seen with that funky connector. I actually find it curious we didn't see the standard more, as it's backwards-compatible with regular micro-USB in a pinch, but when you did use the proper cable it enabled both faster charging and data transfer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trannus_aran@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago Unless you're an office worker or musician permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) USB micro 3 was the weirdest. One of my Samsunk Note phones used it. Neat thing a lot of people didn't know about it though was that you could still plug an older Micro B in and leave the rest unplugged, so it was backwards compatible for things like charging and slow data transfer. I also have a widescreen conferencing monitor at work with a USB3-B connector for its built-in camera. It also has Type C, but I guess they wanted to give options for people with computers that didn't have Thunderbolt ports or were using older docking stations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* I have an old Samsung tablet with a USB micro 3, gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. Galaxy tab 2 or 3 maybe? It was a top-of-the-line device in that era, and the only device I've ever seen with that funky connector. I actually find it curious we didn't see the standard more, as it's backwards-compatible with regular micro-USB in a pinch, but when you did use the proper cable it enabled both faster charging and data transfer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago* I have an old Samsung tablet with a USB micro 3, gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. Galaxy tab 2 or 3 maybe? It was a top-of-the-line device in that era, and the only device I've ever seen with that funky connector. I actually find it curious we didn't see the standard more, as it's backwards-compatible with regular micro-USB in a pinch, but when you did use the proper cable it enabled both faster charging and data transfer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Mini was okay, micro was awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The pain of those clips breaking so fucking often 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) huh really? i'm using micro 5pin on my daily driver phone for more than a decade now and my stock cable from 2013 still works perfectly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* I've had them break, but nowhere near as often as people online claim. Maybe I've just been lucky. I've also has USB C break down on me already, so.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 weeks ago This is one of those cases where the name brand cable probably is better than an off brand. Tangential story, but a cheapo headphone cable once broke the headphone jack on my computer. It was too big and stretched out the connector in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The pain of those clips breaking so fucking often 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) huh really? i'm using micro 5pin on my daily driver phone for more than a decade now and my stock cable from 2013 still works perfectly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* I've had them break, but nowhere near as often as people online claim. Maybe I've just been lucky. I've also has USB C break down on me already, so.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 weeks ago This is one of those cases where the name brand cable probably is better than an off brand. Tangential story, but a cheapo headphone cable once broke the headphone jack on my computer. It was too big and stretched out the connector in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) huh really? i'm using micro 5pin on my daily driver phone for more than a decade now and my stock cable from 2013 still works perfectly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* I've had them break, but nowhere near as often as people online claim. Maybe I've just been lucky. I've also has USB C break down on me already, so.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 weeks ago This is one of those cases where the name brand cable probably is better than an off brand. Tangential story, but a cheapo headphone cable once broke the headphone jack on my computer. It was too big and stretched out the connector in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* I've had them break, but nowhere near as often as people online claim. Maybe I've just been lucky. I've also has USB C break down on me already, so.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 weeks ago This is one of those cases where the name brand cable probably is better than an off brand. Tangential story, but a cheapo headphone cable once broke the headphone jack on my computer. It was too big and stretched out the connector in there. permalink fedilink source parent