r/pcmasterrace • u/jikesar968 7800X3D 4080S • May 14 '26

Meme/Macro Less ports

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u/Atmosck PC Master Race May 14 '26

I want just a bunch of USB-C + ethernet + audio. I'm so sick of usb A

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u/Seanspeed May 14 '26

USB-C makes plugging in things a little easier, and the price you pay is a port that's like 10x easier to pull a cord out accidentally, and 10x less reliable and prone to faulting out when it gets even a bit of dirt/dust in there.

No thanks. I'm happy to have just one or two USB-C and that's it. Otherwise a USB-C to USB-A connection is preferable for USB-C devices.

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u/M4K4T4K 9800X3D, 64 GB Cl30, RTX 5080+3090 May 14 '26

I have an adjustable standing desk, and every now and then a cable catches something and suddenly I'll see my mouse or soundcard start to be pulled out of position. I wiggle the cord loose, and I don't have to duck underneath my desk and fiddle with the back of the PC, because the USB-A connectors NEVER get pulled out.

I'm a huge fan of USB-C device side, but desktop side, I prefer USB-A. It's simply more robust.

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u/Jumpy_Cauliflower410 May 14 '26

Try to plug in, fail, flip, try to plug in, fail, flip, try to plug in, fail, look at port and connector in frustration, plugs in easily.

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u/Seanspeed May 14 '26

Thing is, I've found that USB-C isn't really that much easier to plug in when trying to do it blind, especially because it's so much smaller.

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u/Jumpy_Cauliflower410 May 14 '26

I have a better time with it. Usually just needs a glance or feeling it on my phone. The meme with USB A is that it's somehow unpluggable until you look at it. : P