What micro USB or mini USB devices do you still own?

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pete6032

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wtf is usb type C?!
is that usb 4.0?

i dont think my laptop that i bought in March of this year has it.
(Dell intel '10th Gen' quad core)
Should have USB type C. I think all new Dells have it.
 

Staples

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Um. I am still buying tons of stuff that uses micro USB. I like USB C and all but not many things use it after all these years.

3 of 3 bluetooth headphones use them.
Expensive Sony mirrorless camera I have uses it (that came out within the last 12 months)
Battery chargers for GoPro and Sony camera uses micro USB.
Corsair wireless headset

I have exactly two things that use USB-C.
GoPro current gen
My son's Nintendo switch
 

Staples

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3 of 4 Google home minis use micro USB. The most recent one uses a barrel connector. Talk about a step in the wrong direction.
A few power banks use micro USB.

Basically, nothing uses USB-C
 

piokos

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Micro-USB is pretty much still in use - mostly in devices launched as slight updates of something pre-USB-C.

The 3 latest micro-USB devices I have are Logitech MX 2S (2017), Canon M50 (2018) and RPi 3 A+ (2018). All reuse an I/O solution from an earlier product - despite USB-C devices being pretty common since early 2017.

Mini-USB... you can still find it in some cheap Chinese products: cameras, 3D printers etc. I always hated it.

There are some more legacy standards around - like the USB Type-B in monitors and printers.
 
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CZroe

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Micro-USB is pretty much still in use - mostly in devices launched as slight updates of something pre-USB-C.

The 3 latest micro-USB devices I have are Logitech MX 2S (2017), Canon M50 (2018) and RPi 3 A+ (2018). All reuse an I/O solution from an earlier product - despite USB-C devices being pretty common since early 2017.

Mini-USB... you can still find it in some cheap Chinese products: cameras, 3D printers etc. I always hated it.

There are some more legacy standards around - like the USB Type-B in monitors and printers.

B is just the device side regardless. All the minis and micros are B. No reason for a full-sized device like a printer or cable modem or scanner to use the smaller ones... until Type C.