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The USB Implementers Forum, the group of companies that oversees the standard, is fully cognisant of this problem, which it wants to solve with a new type of cable dubbed Type-C.

USB Type-C may just be the holy grail of device connectors, replacing even your laptop or TV power cord. Just bear with a bit of muddle while everyone gets on board.

USB ports and connectors come in a variety of shapes and sizes. While you may be familiar with common types like USB Type-A and USB Type-C, there is also USB Type-B. It was introduced back in 1996 ...

What is USB Type-C used for? Like USB Type-A connectors, Type-C USB ports and cables are used to transfer power and data between devices, from charging a phone to backing up data on an external drive.

Physical Connection The USB type C connection isn’t physically backwards compatible, though: you can’t use a cable with USB type C connectors on both ends with an older USB 2 or 3.0 port.

Mini USB – the larger predecessor of Micro USB was used at the device end of things like GPS units and some external hard drives, but like USB Type-B it is fast fading from use.

The Type C is intended to eventually replace all existing connectors and scale into the future – it’s capable of carrying data rates beyond USB 3.1.

Faster USB ports are almost here, and ASRock is the first to put the reversible Type-C connectors in its motherboards.