bandwidth and room on the board mainly
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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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
I like USB A for thumb drives and other legacy equipment but I definitely prefer more USB C. Right now, I have a connected to my laptop through it, one for charging and then 2 USB A for peripherals. I'd personally trade the other two USB A and use a small hub instead so I can charge my phone, watch and vape without a separate charger.
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?
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
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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Article is two years old. I wonder if it’s still relevant, especially after the EU standardization change
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.
Thankfully there are pcie cards that provide plenty of USB-C ports, but that we have to do that at all is annoying.
You could at the same time ask: "Why are motherboards no longer made for 486DX?". The answer is simple: Time and technology moves on, and USB-A is old.
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Because USB C is just a fad