Why USB cable?

[Xeldin]

Hi all,

I've always wondered why manufacturers made keyboard and mouse with USB cable.

I mean there are specific type of port for those 2 (no idea what its called), so why USB?

Is it just for the convenience of Laptop users or is there some kind of performance improvement?

 

Thanks in advance =P

[-TesseracT-]

Universal Serial Bus is supposed to work with everything, it's a standard in the industry.

[SirRoderick]

It's amzingly convenient to use the same interface for all devices, that's why

[Zeke]

I mean there are specific type of port for those 2 (no idea what its called)

PS/2

 

*themoreyouknow*

 

Oh, and PS/2 only supports keyboard/mouse functions. Using USB allows to make keyboards with backlight or with integrated USB hubs.

[UselessBread]

Hi all,

I've always wondered why manufacturers made keyboard and mouse with USB cable.

I mean there are specific type of port for those 2 (no idea what its called), so why USB?

Is it just for the convenience of Laptop users or is there some kind of performance improvement?

 

Thanks in advance =P

It's called PS/2.

It is about twice the size of a USB port, even worse to plug in and does not support hot-plug. So USB seems like a straight upgrade.

[Xeldin]

haha, i see.

Call me old fashioned but it seem like a waste of USB slot to me, though

So basically, gaming companies like Razor and Corsair are no longer producing PS/2 keyboard and mouse?

That would be bad as i don't have any more USB slot open at the back (not counting the 3.0s) :huh:

[Timmy-P]

haha, i see.

Call me old fashioned but it seem like a waste of USB slot to me, though

So basically, gaming companies like Razor and Corsair are no longer producing PS/2 keyboard and mouse?

That would be bad as i don't have any more USB slot open at the back (not counting the 3.0s) :huh:

Some keyboards are moving on to USB 3.0 to power backlights and such, and others still use PS/2 AFAIK in the event your USB ports fail and you need to access your BIOS.

[Verne]

USB has been the standard for peripherals for like a decade by now. PS/2 has mostly been lugged along for legacy support.

[Thony]

I think its because USB provides more power for backlighting.

One day PS/2 will go away but thats gonna take hell of a time because businesses never change their tech unless they are forced... So maybe in 20 years.

[Xeldin]

Thanks for the clarifications on the matter

You guys have satisfied my curiosity =P

[STRMfrmXMN]

Universal Media Bus is supposed to work with everything, it's a standard in the industry.

U*S*B means Universal Serial Bus but you get what I mean.

 

Manufacturers use USB as PS/2 is kinda old now. As far as I know, there's no advantage to using PS/2 mice over USB mice. Keyboards on PS/2 allow for faster response and for more than 6 keypresses (or something along these lines).

[-TesseracT-]

U*S*B means Universal Serial Bus but you get what I mean.

 

Manufacturers use USB as PS/2 is kinda old now. As far as I know, there's no advantage to using PS/2 mice over USB mice. Keyboards on PS/2 allow for faster response and for more than 6 keypresses (or something along these lines).

YES ofc lol! My bad I was in a hurry.