On Mon, 8 May 2023, T.C. Hollingsworth wrote:
On 5/8/23, Michael Hennebry <hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why no connectors for USB 2 at all?
USB numbers refer to the signaling/speed over the wire, USB letters
refer to the shape and size of the port. While USB 4 can only be used
with the new USB-C ports, USB 3 could be used with either shape. The
only way the USB Implementers Forum could have made it more confusing
is if they used cuneiform. At any rate, you are looking for USB-A
Not Linear A?
shaped ports.
If you can settle for 3 there are options from just about every manufacturer.
I'd been looking at used laptops and had not found any.
Maybe I quit looking too soon.
I've got a couple USB hubs, so would settle for one.
Also, you can get cables with the old USB-B printer/scanner peripheral
plug on one end and the new USB-C computer plug on the other end, to
free up one of those USB-A ports for your flash drives or other
devices with unreplaceable cables. You don't need new devices that
understand USB-C or converter boxes because the signal over the wire
is backward-compatible.
On Tue, 9 May 2023, George N. White III wrote:
hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why no connectors for USB 2 at all?
USB-C signaling is compatible with USB 2, so there are cheap (US$10)
adapters
that allow you to connect a USB 2 cable/device to a USB C port.
To be clear, what does compatible mean?
I hope it means that an adapter does not require any electronics.
'Tis just an extension chord with a C-male
on one end and an A-female on the other.
Is that what it means?
[hennebry]
BTW it can be a pain discovering what kind of connections a laptop has.
Usually an ad will mention HDMI and how great the internals are,
but not what kind of USB connections or whether it will take an SD card.
Major vendors will have manuals available for download. I also look for
That is what I usually had to do.
Some of them had annotated images that labeled the connections.
a teardown video to see what is involved in replacing batteries, wifi,
memory, and SSD's.
--
Michael hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Occasionally irrational explanations are required" -- Luke Roman
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