USB 2.0 on a new PC?

[CaptainCrazyᵀᴹ]

I'm interested in this machine:
https://www.incredible.co.za/asus-vivobook-pro-16x-i7-11370h-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-rtx-3050-laptop

Why on earth does it have two USB 2.0 ports?
Why aren't they USB 3.2? I would have preferred USB 3.2.
Is there some advantage to USB 2.0?

 

[Grubscrew]

I'm interested in this machine:
https://www.incredible.co.za/asus-vivobook-pro-16x-i7-11370h-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-rtx-3050-laptop

Why on earth does it have two USB 2.0 ports?
Why aren't they USB 3.2? I would have preferred USB 3.2.
Is there some advantage to USB 2.0?

what does the manufacture say about that model's specs?

 

[backstreetboy]

It's for your mouse and keyboard. Don't need usb 3 / 3.1 / 3.2 for that.

 

[CaptainCrazyᵀᴹ]

what does the manufacture say about that model's specs?

Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (N7600, 11th Gen Intel) - Tech Specs｜Laptops For Home｜ASUS Global

Vivobook Pro 16X OLED brings you the speed and accuracy, with a 4K OLED display, DialPad, 11th Gen Intel® H Series CPU, and NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 GPU.

www.asus.com

Same there.

 

[CaptainCrazyᵀᴹ]

It's for your mouse and keyboard. Don't need usb 3 / 3.1 / 3.2 for that.

One port, sure. But why two?
One port for USB mouse and keyboard.
Don't need two for that.

 

[CaptainCrazyᵀᴹ]

You are a salesman.
Convince me why I need two USB 2.0 ports.

 

[backstreetboy]

You are a salesman.
Convince me why I need two USB 2.0 ports.

Why do you need 3 usb 3 ports? One for external HDD and or usb hub and perhaps one type C to charge your phone and that's it really.

 

[CaptainCrazyᵀᴹ]

Why do you need 3 usb 3 ports? One for external HDD and or usb hub and perhaps one type C to charge your phone and that's it really.

I would have preferred 1 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0
The two USB 3.0 can be used for transferring files between two external drives. Which I often do.
Anyway I think I can convert the Type C to a Type A with an adapter. Giving me 2 USB 3.0 Type A ports.

But I still think it's weird to have two USB 2.0 ports.

 

[Mystic Twilight]

It's relatively cheaper to manufacture, at the volume that those ports and circuits are made in there is probably a tangible impact in cost vs profit.