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Hands On with the New USB Plug

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too much

gfondeur

Jan 6, 2015, 11:11 AM
Replacing the micro USB-B it's one thing, like me a lot more people applaud that, but the full USB-A that's too much, we being using that plug for ever and we have it everywhere, so why mess with that?
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crood

Jan 6, 2015, 11:57 AM
If you're not replacing those devices, you won't have to. Just keep using the cables you have. This is the first step in a transition. New devices will start coming with the new connectors and, likely there will be cables that have the sold that have the USB-A connector on one end and there will also be adapters available.

This will take years and manufacturers know it. Laptops will probably start coming out with both types of ports just like they came out with a single USB3 port and the rest USB2. After some time, they will only have the new ports, but adapters will still be available for older peripherals. You can still get a USB to Serial connector.
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Rich Brome

Jan 6, 2015, 4:39 PM
Exactly.
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Rich Brome

Jan 6, 2015, 4:39 PM
It can replace it, and as a generally superior plug, it's assumed that it will. Eventually.

But no one is forcing anyone to switch to it. It's up to companies to choose which connector to use. As I said in the article, the transition period will be messy. It could be quite long.
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