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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: whence USB 2?
From:       "George N. White III" <gnwiii () gmail ! com>
Date:       2023-05-09 10:58:02
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On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:36 PM Michael Hennebry <
hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:

> As I cannot use my chromebook, grrrr, I've been looking for a lpatop.
> It seems that nothing connects to USB 2.
> They might have 3 to 17 USB C connectors,
> but I have abolutely nothing that can use those.
> I get it.
> USB 4 is the latest and greatest and only uses C connectors.
> Why no connectors for USB 2 at all?
>

USB-C signaling is compatible with USB 2, so there are cheap (US$10)
adapters
that allow you to connect a USB 2 cable/device to a USB C port.



>
> BTW it can be a pain discovering what kind of connections a laptop has.
> Usually an ad will mention HDMI and how great the internals are,
> but not what kind of USB connections or whether it will take an SD card.
>

Major vendors will have manuals available for download.   I also look for
a teardown video to see what is involved in replacing batteries, wifi,
memory, and SSD's.

-- 
George N. White III

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<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:36 PM Michael Hennebry \
&lt;<a href="mailto:hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu">hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu</a>&gt; \
wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">As I cannot use my chromebook, grrrr, I&#39;ve \
been looking for a lpatop.<br> It seems that nothing connects to USB 2.<br>
They might have 3 to 17 USB C connectors,<br>
but I have abolutely nothing that can use those.<br>
I get it.<br>
USB 4 is the latest and greatest and only uses C connectors.<br>
Why no connectors for USB 2 at all?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>
<div>USB-C signaling is compatible with USB 2, so there are cheap (US$10) adapters \
<br></div><div>that allow you to connect a USB 2 cable/device to a USB C port.</div>

</div><div><br></div><div>  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px \
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <br>
BTW it can be a pain discovering what kind of connections a laptop has.<br>
Usually an ad will mention HDMI and how great the internals are,<br>
but not what kind of USB connections or whether it will take an SD \
card.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Major vendors will have manuals available \
for download.    I also look for <br></div><div>a teardown video to see what is \
involved in replacing batteries, wifi, <br></div><div>memory, and \
SSD&#39;s.<br></div><div>  </div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- \
</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>George N. \
White III<br><br></div></div></div></div>


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