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Why don't they make USB pluggable on both sides?

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Silverlink

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Aug 10, 2010
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Why don’t make a cable that you can plug in either way? I swear 85% of times I insert a USB device, I choose the wrong side of the plug and have to flip it round. I haven’t calculated the wasted time spent doing this over a lifetime, but I bet it’s at least 3 minutes. :rolleyes:

How come they don’t make one that is universally accepted whichever side you try to insert?

6 billion usb devices, 2 seconds lost choosing wrong side by 50% of users = 190 man years
 
Silverlink said:
Why don’t make a cable that you can plug in either way? I swear 85% of times I insert a USB device, I choose the wrong side of the plug and have to flip it round. I haven’t calculated the wasted time spent doing this over a lifetime, but I bet it’s at least 3 minutes. :rolleyes:

How come they don’t make one that is universally accepted whichever side you try to insert?

6 billion usb devices, 2 seconds lost choosing wrong side by 50% of users = 190 man years
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For the same reason most plugs have a particular orientation. Look at display connectors, electrical connectors, etc. It happens to all of us. You'll spend more time posting here than you will just turning it the other way.
 
I think most USB peripherals have the USB logo on one side of the connector. Usually, it's on the same "side" for all connectors. Therefore, I just remember the orientation of that logo for each USB port. For example, on my MacBook Pro, USB devices always connect with the USB logo facing "up", so I never have to go through this thought process. Is this at all helpful?
 
smartalic34 said:
I think most USB peripherals have the USB logo on one side of the connector. Usually, it's on the same "side" for all connectors. Therefore, I just remember the orientation of that logo for each USB port. For example, on my MacBook Pro, USB devices always connect with the USB logo facing "up", so I never have to go through this thought process. Is this at all helpful?
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