Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: How many USB ports do you use on your computer? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How many USB ports do you use on your computer?".
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| | | Mr. Satan (X) English to Indonesian Strange question, but OK | Oct 18, 2021 |
In my laptop I have 4 USB-A ports, but I usually only use 1 at any given time. | | | More than it has | Oct 18, 2021 |
With notebooks featuring only 3 ports, one's more than likely to need a USB hub | | | Three is a crowd | Oct 18, 2021 |
So if it's three, which option should I take? Please, give some thought to these poll options... On my laptop, one for my wireless mouse dongle, one for my 256 GB thumb drive for backups and one for whenever I need to connect my phone (which doubles as an e-reader) or some other device.
[Edited at 2021-10-18 04:43 GMT] | |
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Jean Dimitriadis wrote: So if it's three, which option should I take? Please, give some thought to these poll options... Likewise for those who use five. I suspect the original ranges may have been 1-4 and 5-8, but somebody decided to mess with them. | | | Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 00:54 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ...
Philip Lees wrote: Likewise for those who use five. And... why have ranges at all? Just add the options 0 to 9 and then 10 or more. Oh, wait, ProZ.com is now optimized for mobile users... people with very short screens. | | | neilmac Spain Local time: 00:54 Spanish to English + ...
On my main PC, the keyboard and mouse are permenently connected by USBs to the rear of the tower. There are 3 USBs on the front, although I rarely use more than on of them, at a time. So, 5 on the PC. On my laptop, there are only 3, which all get used at one time or another. | | | Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 00:54 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ... Let's see... | Oct 18, 2021 |
My computer (which is a budget computer, by the way) has 12 USB ports: 4 x USB-A 2.0, 6 x USB-A 3.0, 1 x USB-A 3.2 and 1 x USB-C. Plugged into them are two external drives, a wireless keyboard, a wired mouse, webcam (unplugged when not in use), and headphones. I misunderstood the question initially: it's how many USB ports do you use. On my previous computer I sometimes had to plug things out to plug other... See more My computer (which is a budget computer, by the way) has 12 USB ports: 4 x USB-A 2.0, 6 x USB-A 3.0, 1 x USB-A 3.2 and 1 x USB-C. Plugged into them are two external drives, a wireless keyboard, a wired mouse, webcam (unplugged when not in use), and headphones. I misunderstood the question initially: it's how many USB ports do you use. On my previous computer I sometimes had to plug things out to plug other things in, but I no longer have that problem, fortunately. ▲ Collapse | |
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 23:54 Member (2008) Italian to English All of them plus | Oct 18, 2021 |
ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How many USB ports do you use on your computer?". View the poll results » All of them plus an external powered USB hub with 10 sockets. I need USB ports! Recently, stupid Apple has been trying to eliminate USB altogether, which is one reason why I'm still using a rather old Mac Mini.
[Edited at 2021-10-18 09:22 GMT] | | | Irving Reyes Dominican Republic Local time: 18:54 English to Spanish + ...
I use a usb hub to connect my wireless keyboard / mouse and my headset | | |
I have a large desktop computer with a hub. Currently I have a backup drive plugged into the computer and 4 things plugged into the hub, which I also use to charge my phone and other devices (though I'm usually only charging one device at a time).
[Edited at 2021-10-18 12:11 GMT] | | | Kay Denney France Local time: 00:54 French to English
Jean Dimitriadis wrote: So if it's three, which option should I take? Please, give some thought to these poll options... Like you, Jean, I dithered over this. I ended up voting 3-5 because I use three, but would use more if I had any. Right now I have my mouse, printer and headphones plugged in. My previous laptop had at least five. I don't remember exactly, but I know I had five different things plugged in at one point: mouse, printer phone, headphones and a bike light. I probably didn't have a sixth, or I'd have charged both bike lights at the same time. | |
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Mario Freitas Brazil Local time: 19:54 Member (2014) English to Portuguese + ... 5-8 (desktop) | Oct 18, 2021 |
I guess people who voted 1-3 work with notebooks/laptop. When you work in a desktop, like me, you have mouse, keyboard, speakers, camera, etc. all connected to USB ports. In a laptop, you need none of these. | | | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 23:54 Member (2008) Italian to English Supplementary poll question | Oct 19, 2021 |
Q. Do you prefer using wired accessories over wireless accessories? | | | Mr. Satan (X) English to Indonesian
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