Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat purpose would this be used for?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1310arrow-down1imageWhat purpose would this be used for?files.catbox.moeInterstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoI have an external 3,5“ HDD enclosure that needs a male to male USB 3.0 A cable to plug into a PC. Still wondering, why they didn’t use B…
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoThat’s really odd. Why use a host connector when a client connector is intended for the purpose. Did they entirely miss the purpose of USB?
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoCost? A USB-A 3.0 connector is probably a few cents cheaper than a B 3.0 connector
minus-squareevidences@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI bought a breadboard power supply and the options to feed it power are a barrel jack and usb-a. Considering the size of the thing mini or micro would have made way more sense.
minus-squareI_Miss_Daniel@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI have a similar caddy. Many years old now. The connection to the host computer is a USB-A female, so connecting it requires a male to male cable.
I have an external 3,5“ HDD enclosure that needs a male to male USB 3.0 A cable to plug into a PC. Still wondering, why they didn’t use B…
That’s really odd. Why use a host connector when a client connector is intended for the purpose.
Did they entirely miss the purpose of USB?
Cost? A USB-A 3.0 connector is probably a few cents cheaper than a B 3.0 connector
Yeah, it must be that.
I bought a breadboard power supply and the options to feed it power are a barrel jack and usb-a. Considering the size of the thing mini or micro would have made way more sense.
I have a similar caddy. Many years old now. The connection to the host computer is a USB-A female, so connecting it requires a male to male cable.