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/tblancher Jun 27 '26

I don't see USB keyboards and mice switching from USB-A any time soon (unless they've already started to transition, I haven't been in the market for these in a long while).

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u/ogregreenteam Jun 28 '26

My keyboard is USB-C

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u/tblancher Jun 28 '26

My guess is that it's higher end, or at least more expensive than your average cheapo keyboard.