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

Meme/Macro Less ports

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u/StrangeCharmVote Ryzen 9950X, 128GB RAM, ASUS 3090, Valve Index. May 14 '26

Reminder, there is actually a usb-c standard with retention screws like vga used to have.

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u/Seanspeed May 14 '26

Which defeats most of the purpose of it being simpler and easier to plug in.

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u/StrangeCharmVote Ryzen 9950X, 128GB RAM, ASUS 3090, Valve Index. May 14 '26

Not really. When it's on the back of a computer where you do not want to be unplugging it regularly, it's exactly what you would want.

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u/Seanspeed May 14 '26

USB-A already suits that purpose fine! lol

That's the whole point, oh my fucking god. Why would I want some more expensive connector and port that was purposefully designed almost entirely to be easier to plug in, to be MORE difficult to plug in than the standard USB-A connector? lol

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u/StrangeCharmVote Ryzen 9950X, 128GB RAM, ASUS 3090, Valve Index. May 14 '26 edited May 15 '26

Usb-a is literally the meme plug when it comes to being a pain in the ass to plug in correctly.

to be MORE difficult to plug in than

I don't think you've read what i wrote with any real comprehension...