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Whats the point of buying a usb-c slot if i can just pull out one of my other slots? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A few reasons:

It'll sit flush with the body making it easier to access.

If the USB port gets damaged you can replace the expansion card instead of having to try and fix it.

It looks better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You also won’t be able to plug in angled connectors without the expansion card.