justin bengtson wrote:
>--- "Kahli R. Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>As far as opinions, well it doesn't really make any
>>difference to me, I can type on it the same either way.
>>
>
>i would have to ask what the point would be, aside from changing standards. do
>you really need all that bandwidth for a keyboard? people can only type so
>fast (currently...). i can _maybe_ see the point of a USB mouse, especially
>because the information update is so quick.
>
>i've heard that USB mice feel "snappier", but i didn't experience that when i
>had my optical plugged into USB...
>
The only point is that some computers are being made without PS2
connections, and are USB only. If you're going to offer USB anyway, and
these devices are available for USB, it makes sense to get rid of the
(perceived to be) redundant ports. It saves money in manufacturing the
boards.
I wasn't looking for this feature in a keyboard, but the new
keyboard I bought for a new computer had both connectors built in. I
don't think anyone will ever be able to type fast enough to exceed the
bandwidth offered by a PS2 connecton. I don't have any evidence, and
maybe this will change with the higher resolution optical mice, but I
have doubts about there being any performance benefit with USB. The
description of USB mice as "snappier" sounds like a sales technique.
You know, "USB Mice! Now with flavor crystals!"
Kahli
