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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…

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    USB-C is very hard to manufacture and expensive as fuck as a result.

    thats why.

    Especially when most devices don’t need the bandwidth or power needs of USB-C.

      • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Pretty sure this person is just talking out of their ass. I found one source from four years ago that showed a price difference of about a buck to manufacture. Yes, that is more expensive, but passing that dollar onto the consumer for some USB-C ports on a motherboard seems pretty reasonable, and by now I’m sure that gap has decreased significantly.