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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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[–] Companion1666@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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."

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Where does L4SBot pull data from? R*ddit?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Article is two years old. I wonder if it’s still relevant, especially after the EU standardization change

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] nyar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thankfully there are pcie cards that provide plenty of USB-C ports, but that we have to do that at all is annoying.

[–] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

bandwidth and room on the board mainly

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

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?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a time of mini and slim desktops, sold by the millions to people who don’t expect to open or pr modify them. People who will buy a motherboard are people who are building or modifying their own, so want the flexibility and options

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 2 years ago

I put a 140mm fan on the DeskMini A300 to drive the 5700G, can now play Satisfactory in medium settings. The whole SFFPC (Small Form Factor PC) scene is about modding.

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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago

Because USB C is just a fad

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