@linustech: the REAL meaning behind USB colors

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gabrielzv1233
Gabrielzv1233 :
Sucks that so many cheap peripherals pretend to be usb 3.0 by just coloring it blue
2026-06-28 17:49:28
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bendeguz_meiszterics
Meiszterics Bendegúz :
how's that private jet,Linus?
2026-06-29 05:25:49
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questerno
questerno :
what about orange?
2026-06-29 13:30:17
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zodiark12
Zodiark12 :
Commonly used maybe but a lots of manufacturer doesn't do shit with colors. On my laptop all my USB ports are 3.1 but are black.
2026-06-28 22:40:58
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itzshanelad
shane :
Say the word
2026-06-29 07:58:42
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salad.lad
Salad lad :
𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎?
2026-06-29 10:01:52
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mostlyoverrated
dave :
green and purple are probably mouse and keyboard like the old ports
2026-06-29 02:21:36
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medstud79
med-stud79 :
When you said 30 years ago, I was thinking the 1960s but it’s 2026 so obviously I’m not good at math
2026-06-29 01:12:28
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drrucusnorelation
drrucusnorelation :
Wait. Green and purple were the old Keyboard and Mouse plug colors. Are the USB with those colors not for mouse and Keyboards??
2026-06-29 00:06:20
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thatneropi
Neropi :
No wonder my Headset and Speaker are still glowing
2026-06-29 03:07:37
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just_joshin_ya_buddy
just_joshin_ya_buddy :
I have never had a USB 3.1 device be able to transfer faster than 80mb/s
2026-06-28 21:21:04
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bwatermobile
브리트니 :
green and purple are just misshapen PS/2 ports
2026-06-28 16:51:02
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blodhundrgaming
Hiyani :
why are you using Mbps for data transfer? isn't that only used for bandwidth
2026-06-28 21:32:45
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rhiscyjd
rhisc🇿🇦 :
usb 2 was good enough to connect Dell laptops to alien ships in Stargate, I think we're just spoiled now
2026-06-28 17:56:47
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skortcj16
skore :
green and purple are to bring to mind PS/2 ports and entice people to plug their keyboard and mouse into those ports specifically
2026-06-28 18:49:25
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capta_est
CaptaEst :
The fact that they didn’t use the common RPG rarity color system pmo.
2026-06-29 00:39:01
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goldenkiwi36
GoldenKiwi :
my dark blue ports power my devices when the computer is off
2026-06-29 10:51:02
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patrickwritescode
Patrick writes code :
not always
2026-06-28 21:46:21
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3peaksoverland
3 Peaks Overland :
yea i didnt need the 30 years ago comment. 🫩
2026-06-29 04:53:47
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t.riley06
Troy Riley :
is there different voltages? like for charging speeds and such
2026-06-29 06:20:23
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john_dingleburg
john_dingleburg :
What I can connect my screens with usb ?
2026-06-29 03:41:36
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oooh_ffs
user5318008 :
mine has rainbow colors. what does that mean?
2026-06-29 08:38:03
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r4d3c4y
Jteve Sobs :
USB c better btw
2026-06-28 23:53:54
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mystery_1nc
mystery_1nc :
the green and purple are weirdly the same colors as what used to be the connection ports for mice and keyboards. could that be what they're supposed to be used for?
2026-06-29 09:37:36
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