Ranking Connector Types
🚨Tech Controversy Corner🚨
This is a weird one that almost no one cares about, but it’s been on my mind lately for some reason. 🤷♂️
Ranking Cable Connectors! Strictly on the physical connector itself, not its speed or capabilities.
Disclaimer: 100% opinion and nowhere near a complete list
Data Connectors (speed not a factor)
- Lightning
- USB-C
- USB Type A / USB 3.0 Type A
- Firewire 400
- USB Mini A
- Serial
- Parallel
- USB 3.0 Type B
- USB Micro A
- USB Type B
- eSata
- Firewire 800
- Thunderbolt
- USB 3.0 Micro B
Video Connector (video quality not a factor)
- USB-C
- HDMI
- DisplayPort
- DVI
- BNC
- VGA
- Apple Display Connector
- Component
- Composite
- Mini DisplayPort
- Mini VGA
- Micro DVI
- Mini DVI
- S-Video
The interesting thing is that we are finally at a place in time where a single cable can do everything! USB-C is great and I am trying like hell to get everything I own converted over to this connector.