Comment on Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now?
anyhow2503@lemmy.world 7 months agoAlmost none of the alternate modes or advanced features are required for USB-C devices. Most smartphones don’t support high data rates over their single USB-C port. There are are probably more USB-C ports using the USB 2.0 specs, for example peripheral devices like mice or keyboards. Beyond stuff like DisplayPort alternate mode, there still isn’t a big demand for more than one or two USB-C ports with high data rates or the full feature set.
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 7 months ago
In USB-4 the only “alt” mode is Thunderbolt, which is basically PCI over a cable.
anyhow2503@lemmy.world 7 months ago
USB 4 has both PCIe and Display Port alternate modes. Not all USB-C ports are USB 4 though unfortunately.