And I honestly don’t think USB-A is that bad, especially on a laptop where I can look at the cable and put the solid part on the bottom. It’s really annoying on desktops with vertical ports on the back that I can’t see while plugging in a cable.
USB-C costs more and is totally overkill for most peripherals where speed really isn’t a concern. I really don’t care if my keyboard is USB-A or USB-C, I plug it in once and I’m done (on my laptop, it’s to a USB-C hub). Likewise for a mouse. I do care for external SSDs, so mine is USB-C. I don’t care for charging my headphones or other small wearables, I just leave the charging cable in the hub/desktop. I do care about my monitor, and that’s either USB-C (work) or DisplayPort (home desktop).
Both ports are fine. USB-A is a lot cheaper, so I’d rather pay less than force everything to be USB-C for reasons.
