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I just bought a new PC, based on Lenovo Legion gaming desktop. It comes with 2 USB port in the front, 4 regular USB port in the back + 1 USB-C port. That's a total of 7 USB slots.

It's been like 2 decades that every possible hardware device comes with an USB interface. Keyboard, mouse, joystick, hard-drive, memory stick, headset, webcam, spot/photo camera, and many others.

Of course it's my fault, I should have thought about USB connectors when shopping for a new PC and check before buying. but seriously, 7 USB slots is so few compared to all the device I have using USB

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. I was getting very confused.

7 ports seems like heaps. How could anyone use that many at once.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Keyboard, mouse, usb extension to have a port on my desk, wireless charger, dac, xbox wireless controller dongle and a usb microphone. That's 7 and I'd use an 8th port to charge my vr headset. So yeah, it's not that hard to use 7 ports at once.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Now imagine charging your phone or watch, or using a thumb drive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does your PC do full power to those chargers? Eg. full wattage from USB-C is 240W. Times 8 that would be 2000W.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Huh? Why would it? This is about having enough ports for your stuff. How much power they consume is completely irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not irrelevant. Why would you connect more things than your PSU can support?

Why would you charge things from your PC?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

My VR headset needs two more ports for the cameras as well.

I ended up with a 4 port switch on my desk and a PCI-E card for more ports.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

You could save some ports by using Bluetooth keyboard, mouse and controller, maybe even a wireless microphone. Cables are whil

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That way instead of having cables for data and power you can have cables for just power and pay more for the device.

I don't understand the appeal of Bluetooth mice and keyboards while at a desk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some people like them for the aesthetics. In my case, I have a custom made desk with a tray for the keyboard and mice so the cables are not even visible. Longevity wise they're obviously inferior and have an expiration date basically. The performance is also worse unless you're using a wireless dongle instead of bluetooth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I just see three cables on my desk for keyboard, mouse, and headphones and I prefer it like that.

Aesthetics are illogical and often times social conformity rather than personal desire. Like those stupid coiled USB C cables for keyboards that do nothing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

My keyboard has a 2.4ghz dongle, bluetooth and wired connectivity. I choose to use it wired because it has lower latency and I don't have to worry about the battery dying. The mouse is wired and I chose the wired version because it costs half as much (razer deathadder v3) and I don't really have any benefits if'd bought the wireless version (which also uses a dongle). A bluetooth mouse would have much higher latency and a lower polling rate. Same thing with the controller. Bluetooth is slower and not as reliable. Regarding the mic, yeah, no. It's the mic I use for my camera as well and I'm not buying a dedicated wireless mic that would be more expensive and have a lower audio quality. Also, and this goes for everything, batteries can flat out die and they're usually not user replaceable. Not to mention that you have to charge all of these battery powered things and that's a pain in the butt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Bluetooth latency makes that extremely unattractive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bluetooth for comms not controls

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Even that sucks. Random interference, low battery, etc.

Bluetooth audio is great when you're driving in the car, or like at the gym.