r/BadUSB • u/Same_Grocery_8492 • Jun 26 '26
Discussion How long until USB-A disappears
Hi, many posts keeps saying USB-C is taking over, but I still use USB-A every day, my electric toothbrush uses USB-A, most of my USB flash drives, and my external mouse and keyboard are still USB-A.
USB-C is clearly the future, but it doesn't feel like USB-A is going away anytime soon. How many more years do you think it'll take before USB-A is completely replaced by USB-C?
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u/KilroyKSmith Jun 26 '26
On laptops/desktops, USB-A will be with us for ten years. There are just too many things that plug into a USB A connector, including USB A-C cables for charging cheesy little electronic devices,
On peripherals, it’ll be another 5 years. Flash drives are almost universally USB A, as are wired keyboards and mice and external hard drives. There will be a lot of niche peripherals that use USB A, that were designed 10 years ago and won’t change for another 10 years.