difference between mini usb and usb

poly4life

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Just so there is no confusion, despite what I wrote in the Subject header, I am well aware of what mini usb A/B and usb A/B/AB look like and am confident that there are no bandwidth or length differences between the two, either. What I do want to know, though, is if there are no differences in performance or ease of implementation, why does a manufacture use mini-B as opposed to reglular B? I mean, why not embedd mini USB A into a mobo instead of regular old USB A, for instance? I believe the USB specification calls for certain procedures, but I'm not sure how these procedures relate to peformance or design implementation.

Thank you very much.
 
it's just a cable diversion, like firewire 4-pin and 6-pin

some devices are so small, that regular usb would be overkill

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