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Poll: How many USB ports do you use on your computer?
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Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
angielski > indonezyjski
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.

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Mayra Vieira Borges
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Brazylia
Local time: 14:48
angielski > portugalski
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More than it has Oct 18, 2021

With notebooks featuring only 3 ports, one's more than likely to need a USB hub

 
Jean Dimitriadis
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angielski > francuski
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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]


Philip Lees
Kay Denney
expressisverbis
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Philip Lees
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Grecja
Local time: 20:48
grecki > angielski
Seconded Oct 18, 2021

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.


Muriel Vasconcellos
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Samuel Murray
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angielski > afrikaans
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And... Oct 18, 2021

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
neilmac
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Depends Oct 18, 2021

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.


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Samuel Murray
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angielski > afrikaans
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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


 
Tom in London
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włoski > angielski
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?".

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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]


Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Irving Reyes
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Dominikana
Local time: 13:48
angielski > hiszpański
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Usb hub Oct 18, 2021

I use a usb hub to connect my wireless keyboard / mouse and my headset

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
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od 2003

hiszpański > angielski
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Maybe 5 Oct 18, 2021

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
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Francja
Local time: 19:48
francuski > angielski
. Oct 18, 2021

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.


Jean Dimitriadis
 
Mario Freitas
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angielski > portugalski
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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.


Mr. Satan (X)
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
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włoski > angielski
Supplementary poll question Oct 19, 2021

Q. Do you prefer using wired accessories over wireless accessories?

Mr. Satan (X)
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
angielski > indonezyjski
Wired Oct 19, 2021

Tom in London wrote:

Q. Do you prefer using wired accessories over wireless accessories?


A: Wired, because I'm sensitive to latency and I hate it.


 
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