They could have made the plug orientation a bit less ambiguous than a rectangle. I know that the USB logo on the cable should face up to make a connection but when your trying to plug something in the back of a dark cramped space it's a little difficult to see the end of the cable and you have to go by feel. If it won't go in then you know to turn it the other way but sometimes the case where it won't go in but you flip it and it still won't go in cuz you had it right the first time you just didn't have it perfectly lined up or didn't push hard enough. The USB standard is great tho, and I guess there's not much better you could do in a situation where you can't see and it's a bit too late to redesign the plugs...come to think about it HDMI cables can be a bitch too. RCA jacks were much easier, they didn't care about orientation.
What if it's somewhere such that a flashlight is no good, somewhere where you have to dislocate joints in ur arm and wrist just to get it into a position to plug it in...I guess move some shit then huh?
When you grab the plug put your thumb on the USB logo, that way you know which side is up when you can't see it.
I've got a microscopic USB connection on my phone for charging it's battery. I have to hold it at arms length because I have CSS (can't see shit) before plugging it in. They should make those things square or round.
i agree. i also have a few USB things that fit too snugly in the port, so they come apart when you pull them out if you're not really careful.
Like it pulls the female part of the connection out with it? That can't be good. They do have a limit on the number of insertions before failure, but it's pretty high.
nah, it pulls the flash drive apart a little bit...or the chinese ipod charger. like the "male" piece out of its plastic housing
Does it have the USB logo on it, cuz if it doesn't it may be electrically compatible but doesn't conform to the exact USB specifications? Even a thousandth of an inch deviation in width could cause trouble. Better get out the dial micrometer and check against the specs
Me! And if I get a new computer I'd buy desktop again. The only thing that kept me doubting that was that I'm used to desktop computers making a lot of noise (well relatively). But it was pointed out to me new computers don't make noise anymore mainly due to the change in the cooling system
Actually, when it comes time to replace this laptop I may end up getting a desktop. I just bought a lightweight chromebook for taking to school and using while I sit on the couch, so a desktop would probably be a better option for my main computer, since this laptop is basically used as a desktop now. And to stay on topic - the chromebook has two USB ports - one USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0, nice and fast
i have one as a back up. it still works too. my over muscled at the price of battery life being no more then one hour tops, asus rog, 2009 vintage, has four usb, along with a tun of just almost everything you might ever imagine wanting to plug into it, that is, everything except the old centronix and rs232. doesn't seem to have either of those. but all sorts of video and audio and chip drives.
