expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff ā€¢ May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 6:53 AM
Item 1 of 1
expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff ā€¢ May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 6:53 AM
4TB WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive Portable External Hard Drive (PlayStation, Xbox or PC)
+ Free Shipping$90
$140
35% offAmazon
Visit AmazonGood Deal
Bad Deal
Save
Share
Top Comments
45 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Spin it anyway you like it, that port/plug is exclusive on USB HDD external drive ONLY... HENCE, it's proprietary to that and ONLY that.
Time for these HDD manufactures to stop jerking off the microB USB and move on to USB C. Being that you can buy USB C HDD enclosures on Amazon tells me these HDD manufacturers are either being lazy or stupid
If there's one good thing to say about microB USB is that you can still buy cables for them because they're a "standard" USB type... but why lug around an extra cable dedicated to only the HDD portable external drive when you can move on to the superior USB C that everyone is using and carry less cables?
These Micro-B ports are common on hard drives because HDs will often be annoying if restricted to USB 2.0 speeds. There are other devices that use them, like some old high end phones. Also, there's nothing stopping you from plugging a regular USB 2.0 Micro-B cable into one of these drives. Those are/were much more common, though you'll be restricted to USB 2.0 speeds (~50MB/s).
You're right that you won't find these ports on PCs/laptops or USB flash drives. They're not the appropriate type of device for a USB-B connector. For these HDs, USB-C wouldn't provide a functional benefit, just convenience (which is a valid argument).