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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.raspberry-pi |
| Subject | Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector |
| Date | 2015-10-07 17:27 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mv42l8$m8$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <tzd*ZVtHv@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> <mv3enk$16g$1@dont-email.me> <qzd*mFvHv@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> <mv3s1r$1fl$1@dont-email.me> <dmcgec-0st.ln1@cubie.ply.me.uk> |
On 10/7/2015 4:42 PM, fruit wrote: > rickman wrote: > >> On 10/7/2015 2:06 PM, Theo Markettos wrote: > >>> Changing the connector is cheap, but some of the other things you suggest >>> aren't. The Pi cost envelope is already tight. How much extra on the >>> ticket price would people be prepared to pay? >> >> How much extra will it cost? I think you are stressing this more than >> it is worth. Just as other improvements have lowered the cost, I expect >> a new design which considers the large market for the rPi and other apps >> can be lower cost as well. > > I, for one, have absolutely no use for USB 3.1/C at present. I haven't even > got as far as USB 3.0 except for a couple of 2.0/3.0 HDDs! > > I am happy with the USB capabilities on /all/ the various machines I have > here thankyou - and I don't need even more varieties of USB lead than I have > already! Actually, the cable thing is one of the big advantages. One cable to replace them all! Yeah, you will have another cable short term, but in a few years there will be a lot less need for anything else. I read about a Mac with just USB type C connectors and a head phone jack. Not even a separate power jack. -- Rick
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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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