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PS/2 vs USB (Read 157 times)

Apr 30^th, 2005 at 1:16pm

Stratobat Offline
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Hi Guys,

Which connection is better... PS/2 or USB (For Keyboards and Mice)?

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Reply #1 - May 1^st, 2005 at 3:05am

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Makes no odds for keyboards and mice Cheesy

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Reply #2 - May 1^st, 2005 at 5:52pm

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Thanks, Eno

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Reply #3 - May 1^st, 2005 at 9:40pm

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I am pretty confident with PS/2 cuz it automaticly is recognized.

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Reply #4 - May 1^st, 2005 at 9:46pm

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USB is to, sometimes depending on what operating system you use..

for my keyboard I prefer it to be usb because I've had trouble with usb keyboards...

mice I'm indifferent about.. Wink

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Reply #5 - May 1^st, 2005 at 10:15pm

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Dosen't matter much I doubt they need much bandwith but I prefer USB because they ffit easyer and dont fall out etc as easy.

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Reply #6 - May 2^nd, 2005 at 12:11am

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USB because I use wireless keyboad and mice.

PS/2 is just too old, though, performence wise, it makes no difference.

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Reply #7 - May 2^nd, 2005 at 2:42am

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It makes no difference perfomance wise provided your PC is fast enough. With very old PCs, sometimes USB mouse response is stuttering. USB is a little more demanding in terms of system resources.
If your PC is equipped with PS/2 connectors, use those for keyboard and mouse, because you certainly will make better use of USB ports than to connect input devices.
Unless you need to hot plug keyboard and mouse: in that case use USB (you can damage both the device and the mobo if you hot plug stuff in the PS/2 connectors).

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