Is CE the backward USB or the HDMI? The former would be a cause for far more annoyance, especially when I'm plugging something in by feel.
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Should have used display port instead of HDMI because from certain angles you only really see the rectangular side. Not that I ever tried to plug a USB thing into mine.
You don’t know how many people put USB in HDMI
Yes, it kinda fits…
On my laptop there's two USB ports on the back and an Ethernet port in between. Ethernet is exactly as wide that an USB A connector fits into it and feels close enough to the real thing.
There's also the Lenovo proprietary power connector, which has almost identical dimensions to USB A, so it feels like putting an USB A connector in the wrong way.
It's basically impossible to plug in a USB connector blindly into this laptop. I always have to shut the lid to plug in USB.
USB USB BSU
That's ok. Irrespective of which way they put the ports, you still have to insert it 3 times before it goes in anyway. The first two are always wrong
My favorite is when laptops mount their USB ports upside down and I have to lift the laptop for my interactive peripherals.
Sigh, the fact that this even exists make me sad.
Fair.
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I'm so glad that the USB-C connector is reversible. Just think about the couple seconds it's taken trying to plug into a USB-A the wrong way, having to flip it over to plug it in properly. Now multiply that by the billions of attempts over time, very detrimental.
You mean, the couple of seconds it takes trying to plug in a USB-A the wrong way, having to flip it over, discovering you had it the right way the first time because USB-A ports are bastards, and having to flip it over again?
And then you still can't get it in so you try flipping it only to discover that, thats still backwards so you have to flip back around and try coming at it with an angle?
Am I in the minority if I inspect both the port and the plug before trying to plug a USB-A device in? Why frustrate yourself by attempting to plug it in blind?
If the port was easily accessible, I would. This problem only comes up when it isn't.
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I didn't notice the USB port on the right, I was so focused on the shitty alignments. Like how can you fuck up only some of the 'S's? I get that the ports are a result of the outline of the parts soldered to the board. And getting the HDMI vertically centered, or having the single USB port not turned 180°, would require both effort and a bit pricier BOM ... But! The engraving? It's the one thing that's not relying on external factors.
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Can someone explain to me what is evil about this? That the HDMI port is not labeled but all USB ports are?
- HDMI isn't labeled.
- The third usb port is flipped
- HDMI port isn't parallel with other ports.
Thanks, I only guessed the 3rd point correctly lol. I thought flipped ports are not that uncommon?
Also the mere concept of a front panel HDMI port
Can i uhh get a firewire?
A single dustrag. Preferably a clorox wipe. Please, I'm begging.
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I see this and raise you Mini DisplayPort.
For all USB 1.0 (assuming color is being used correctly) that is of more questionable use.
But, generally, stuff like this is actually ridiculously useful. If you are just dealing with a tower on the table next to you? Yeah, that is stupid.
If you are dealing with supporting an office (or facility) full of computers that are all mounted under desks or smushed between the desk and wall and waiting for someone to sit down too aggressively? Stuff like this is ridiculously useful because you can feel out what port you plug what device into AND have the orientation to make sure you do put the thumb drive full of offline updates into the blue or red port and don't waste 3.0 on a mouse and so forth.
So more "Neutral Good" in the sense that things might not be immediately obvious and everyone is going to clown on them for being lame.
USB 1 only has four pins, so this is ≥5Gb/s
Um acktually, usb 1.0 ports are supposed to be white, these should be 2.1 ports.
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That's so that you don't need to turn your plur three times because you refuse to learn the USB standards. Now you need to just try to plug in something three times at least.
This is why I do both ways everytime
Third time's a charm, I always say!
Three. It’s always fucking three for some reason
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