Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector

From	Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector
Date	2015-10-11 20:28 +0300
Organization	An impatient and LOUD arachnid
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fruit <fruit@invalid.org.uk> writes:

> 'One cable to replace them all' sounds great - except that in another year 
> or so they will be pushing USB D or 3½ or 4 and we are back to square one!

That's a little negative considering the USB micro connector spec is
from 2007. I remember I got my first phone with micro-USB in 2008, also
a bluetooth headset with micro-USB at the same time. While I don't use
that phone any more, the headset is fine and the chargers of both
devices are also fine and other micro-USB chargers work just fine with
all my micro-USB stuff (except for the Raspberry Pi but then that's just
a bad design.) So I've enjoyed a standard connector for seven years.

Of course, the micro-USB did absolutely nothing for my other stuff using
various other USB connectors. USB 3.0 actually introduced some new ones
which apparently didn't get that common and of course old gear with the
square type-Bs or mini-USB connectors isn't going anywhere.

In that sense, while the type C is great and all, it's just another
connector on a long list of USB connectors. I hope it catches on but
we'll see. Right very little is available. That Apple laptop and maybe a
few Chinese phones. I'd want to add a front panel to my PC with both
type-C and old USB connectors and an express card for my laptop but I
haven't seen either available. Didn't check right now though.

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rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 11:02 -0400
  Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-10-06 18:02 +0100
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Jonathan Lane <tidux@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2015-10-06 20:04 +0000
      Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 22:40 -0400
        Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 11:11 +0100
          Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 11:47 -0400
            Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 19:06 +0100
              Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 15:35 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector fruit <fruit@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 21:42 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 17:27 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector fruit <fruit@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-10-08 07:36 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-10-08 09:34 +0000
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-08 19:26 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 18:40 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-10-11 20:28 +0300
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector "A. Dumas" <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> - 2015-10-11 20:48 +0200
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 22:47 -0400
  Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector julianmkizner@gmail.com - 2016-11-02 18:08 -0700
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-11-05 13:01 +0000

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