The micro USB most of us know already is a USB-B. Each cable before USB-C had USB-A on one side and USB-B on the other. The square-like one used for printers is a full-sized USB-B, as opposed to the one used in phones (micro USB-B).
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cerement@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
USB B is still the best
TheEntity@lemmy.world 5 months ago
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I’m pretty sure there’s also a micro USB-A that just never got adopted.
TheEntity@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yes, that’s what I meant by “the micro USB most of us know”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the A variant of micro USB.
2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
I have! It’s apparently pretty common on e-bikes.
Rebels_Droppin@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Isn’t that the PS3 controller cable? It’s such a funky lil micro variant I’m so scared to lose my cable lol
brap@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m so conflicted. It’s way too chunky, but I’ve never had one fail and it’s durable as shit. Damn.
jettrscga@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There’s a USB 3 B. I just encountered it, and that bitch somehow got chunkier.
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AProfessional@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Micro version too: Image
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
🤮 Those are sooo awful
BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
TIL my external hard drives use micro 3b. I didn’t realize that was a standard… figured it was a proprietary to prevent using the wrong cable…
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I doesn’t break cause it’s too chonky to be broken.