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Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (philip.greenspun.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now?::I’m beginning to think that the Windows PC that I built in 2015 is ready for retirement (though if Joe Biden can be president at 78, maybe this PC can last until 2029?). In looking at new des…

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[–] patatahooligan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Source? Why is it expensive?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this person is just talking out of their ass. I found one source from four years ago that showed a price difference of about a buck to manufacture. Yes, that is more expensive, but passing that dollar onto the consumer for some USB-C ports on a motherboard seems pretty reasonable, and by now I'm sure that gap has decreased significantly.