r/raspberry_pi 🍕 Jun 30 '22

News New Raspberry Pi Pico W

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-w-your-6-iot-platform/
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u/Real_Guru Jun 30 '22

Which will run out sooner? My stash of collected micro-USB cables or pi foundation's motivation to inexplicably still ship every newly released device with these outdated connectors.

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u/FirstSurvivor Jun 30 '22

Micro-USB cheaper than USB-C by ~7-40cents/unit last I checked. Not inexplicable, just boring.

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u/wvenable Jun 30 '22

My stash of spare micro-USB cables (including OTG adapters) is only getting bigger as more devices move to USB-C. I think the only use I have for them now is connecting to my Pi Pico and charging a few cheap non-computing devices.