Why do external hard drives have a strange kind of connector to it? Why not use USB on both sides? - Quora
![foone🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: "oh my god, it's the worst connector yet. USB 3.0 A to USB 3.0 Micro-B, with screw in connectors and a right angle connector that's also tilted 45 degrees foone🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: "oh my god, it's the worst connector yet. USB 3.0 A to USB 3.0 Micro-B, with screw in connectors and a right angle connector that's also tilted 45 degrees](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJx0AyqUcAEBsk0.jpg)
foone🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: "oh my god, it's the worst connector yet. USB 3.0 A to USB 3.0 Micro-B, with screw in connectors and a right angle connector that's also tilted 45 degrees
![My parents found this weird cable in their house. It's micro usb that splits out into two other cables, one with a regular usb end, the other with a unknown plastic box My parents found this weird cable in their house. It's micro usb that splits out into two other cables, one with a regular usb end, the other with a unknown plastic box](https://preview.redd.it/xb9gu5kc59261.jpg?auto=webp&s=da834a0cdbcb125dcb65c914dbdb44b01ccca088)
My parents found this weird cable in their house. It's micro usb that splits out into two other cables, one with a regular usb end, the other with a unknown plastic box
Why do external hard drives have a strange kind of connector to it? Why not use USB on both sides? - Quora
![i got a pair of dimes a while ago and I wanted to know what kind of USB this is? I've never seen anything like it. I know the smaller end is i got a pair of dimes a while ago and I wanted to know what kind of USB this is? I've never seen anything like it. I know the smaller end is](https://preview.redd.it/s4wf8xngzzq81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=62d66e8ccc245f80f1874be645452c4f5e74bb5f)