Why do external hard drives have a strange kind of connector to it? Why not use USB on both sides? - Quora
![Weird USB cable found in IT closet. Not sure what this belongs to, at first glance it looks like display port but is not. : r/whatisthisthing Weird USB cable found in IT closet. Not sure what this belongs to, at first glance it looks like display port but is not. : r/whatisthisthing](https://i.redd.it/1lsdz0byin921.jpg)
Weird USB cable found in IT closet. Not sure what this belongs to, at first glance it looks like display port but is not. : r/whatisthisthing
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Weirdest Gadgets on Twitter: "One charging cable to rule them all. https://t.co/61UMvHcEKF #handy #phone #usbc #gadget #gift #usb #amazon https://t.co/ge3HZBEQPg" / Twitter
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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
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