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I got almost all of my wishes granted with RP2350

(dmitry.gr)
700 points elipsitz | 3 comments | 08 Aug 24 13:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.493s | source
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mmmlinux ◴[08 Aug 24 15:26 UTC] No.41192550[source]▶
And still no USB C on the official devboard.
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naikrovek ◴[08 Aug 24 16:43 UTC] No.41193504[source]▶
> And still no USB C on the official devboard.

Do you live in a universe where micro-USB cables are not available, or something? There's gonna be something or other that needs micro-USB for the next decade, so just buy a few and move on. They're not expensive.

[later edit: I bet it has to do with backwards compatibility. They don't want people to need to rework case designs to use something that is meant as a drop-in replacement for the Pi Pico 1.]

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ewoodrich ◴[08 Aug 24 18:49 UTC] No.41194895[source]▶
Personally I have about three dozen USB-A to USB-C cables lying around and the thought of actually spending money to acquire extra Micro USB cables in 2024 is very unappealing.

I (deliberately) haven’t bought a consumer electronic device that still uses Micro USB in years so don’t accumulate those cables for free anymore like with USB-C.

Of course ubiquitous USB-C dev boards/breakout boards without 5.1kΩ resistors for C-C power is its own frustration ... But I can tolerate that having so many extra USB-A chargers and cables. Trigger boards are great because they necessarily support PD without playing the AliExpress C-C lottery.

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1. naikrovek ◴[09 Aug 24 01:49 UTC] No.41198149[source]▶
> I (deliberately) haven’t bought a consumer electronic device that still uses Micro USB in years so don’t accumulate those cables for free anymore like with USB-C.

I guess you’re not gonna be buying a Pi Pico 2, then. So why are you complaining about something you aren’t going to use?

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2. ewoodrich ◴[09 Aug 24 03:20 UTC] No.41198523[source]▶
I think you misread what I wrote: consumer electronic device

Dev boards or niche specialized hardware are about the only thing I've willingly bought with Micro USB in 4+ years. As much as I try to avoid it given my preference for USB-C, sometimes I don't have a good alternative available.

> So why are you complaining about something you aren’t going to use?

Because it looks like a great upgrade to my RP2040-Zero boards that I would like to buy but I really dislike the choice of connector? What is wrong with that?

3. Dylan16807 ◴[09 Aug 24 08:10 UTC] No.41199782[source]▶
Even if you interpreted that sentence right, that's not a reasonable rebuttal. If a feature stops someone from buying a product, then it makes sense to complain about the feature. Their non-purchase doesn't invalidate the complaint. It's only when someone isn't interested in the category at all that complaints lose their value.