$150 netbooks solved this by labeling the ports "SS" or using blue USB-A inserts, but those are matters inferior PC users have to deal with.
replyI legitimately have no idea what "SS" means next to a port, and I've seen it plenty of times. Labeling doesn't solve everything. The message on screen that you get when you plug something into the wrong port on the Neo is, obviously, much better because it assumes nothing about the user's knowledge except for the ability to read.
replySuperSpeed, but you’re not supposed to use that as a consumer facing label anymore
reply> NOTE: USB4® Version 2.0, USB4® Version 1.0, USB 3.2, SuperSpeed Plus, Enhanced SuperSpeed and SuperSpeed+ are defined in the USB specifications however these terms are not intended to be used in product names, messaging, packaging or any other consumer-facing content.
USB-IF’s recommended name for this port is now just “USB 10Gbps”
Not that I would expect an average consumer to understand that as a label, but at least it takes up less space and allows relative comparisons better than USB 3.0 SuperSpeed+ or whatever the old equivalent was.
https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/usb_data_performance...
> it assumes nothing about the user's knowledge except for the ability to read.
replySometimes I question whether some users have that ability
Most people can read; it’s comprehending what they just read that’s the deal-breaker.
reply> I legitimately have no idea what "SS" means next to a port
replysurströmming
Do. Not. Open. That. Port.
replyUSB 3.0 was marketed as SuperSpeed USB. SS-marked ports should give you 5Gbit/s, compared to 480 Mbps USB 2.0.
replyI feel confident in saying that I am better at computers than 99.99% of the general population and I have no clue what “SS” or blue USB ports are supposed to indicate.
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replyApple never colored their ports because up until the Neo all ports were the same speed. No need to distinguish them.
replyNo need to distinguish ports when you can remove them all instead.
reply"Solved" - hardly. No one knows what those symbols mean.
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