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Why does it have a USB 2.0 port?

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They would have had to put a hub down for more usb3 ports. A hub takes board space and adds cost. Intel removed a bunch of usb ports from the mobile soc lines.

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For a mouse/keyboard?

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But everything made in the last 10 years, and 99% of everything since USB was invented works fine on USB 3. Shit the USB keyboards that do NKRO need USB 3.

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USB Zigbee receivers for home automation don’t work right when plugged into a USB3 port. It causes radio interference with the antenna.

I don’t KNOW, that this is why they have one, but it’s possible. These minicomputers are popular as home servers.

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The device has other USB 3 ports. It’s more like using the USB 2.0 port for your mouse to not waste the other ports.

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