I just bought a new PC, based on Lenovo Legion gaming desktop. It comes with 2 USB port in the front, 4 regular USB port in the back + 1 USB-C port. That’s a total of 7 USB slots.

It’s been like 2 decades that every possible hardware device comes with an USB interface. Keyboard, mouse, joystick, hard-drive, memory stick, headset, webcam, spot/photo camera, and many others.

Of course it’s my fault, I should have thought about USB connectors when shopping for a new PC and check before buying. but seriously, 7 USB slots is so few compared to all the device I have using USB

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    7 months ago

    Speakers > Why USB instead of optical/aux?

    SSD, HDD, Memory card reader > Do you use all of them every day?

    Headset + microphone > Why not combine/do you use both every day?

    And I mean, you already have a hub, worst case if it’s full just get a second one or one with more slots…

    • Stamets@lemmy.world
      4·
      7 months ago

      Speakers - It’s both. They’re RGB.

      Storage - Yep. Everyday. HDD is media, SSD is games, memory card reader for my microSD for lemmy posts.

      Headset + microphone - Yes I do use them everyday and no they cannot be combined. The microphone is studio quality. The headset has good audio but no headset on this earth has microphone quality comparable to a stand alone recording microphone.

      • Thavron
        3·
        7 months ago

        You have games on an external SSD? That seems odd to me.

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            7 months ago

            Because there’s no reason not to want them on an internal drive but there’s good reasons not to want them on an external drive 🤷

            Faster transfer speed and lower CPU usage are the main points but reliability too as you’re adding one more interface in the way.

            • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              7 months ago

              Calm your tits captain know it all. He said it works perfectly fine for him.

              • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                7 months ago

                They said they don’t know why it seems odd and I explained why. I’m not the one who mentions that USB stuff accumulates quickly while using hardware in a suboptimal way… They could have at least two free ports just by opening their computer case and moving their drives inside…

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        7 months ago

        Modmic + headphones plugged in a USB soundcard (sound blaster g3 in this case) is my go to, but I’m no singer so I don’t see the use for a studio quality microphone in my case…

        As for the rest, if I was to use an SSD for games I would want it connected to the motherboard directly instead of through USB 🤔

        Anyway, you do you 🤷

        • Stamets@lemmy.world
          2·
          7 months ago

          I’m no singer so I don’t see the use for a studio quality microphone in my case…

          Nor am I

          As for the rest, if I was to use an SSD for games I would want it connected to the motherboard directly instead of through USB

          It’s an expansion for the games. I’ve also had zero problems with it being through USB.