$150 netbooks solved this by labeling the ports "SS" or using blue USB-A inserts, but those are matters inferior PC users have to deal with.

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fredoliveira an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I legitimately have no idea what "SS" means next to a port, and I've seen it plenty of times. Labeling doesn't solve everything. The message on screen that you get when you plug something into the wrong port on the Neo is, obviously, much better because it assumes nothing about the user's knowledge except for the ability to read.

	▲	stodor89 4 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> I legitimately have no idea what "SS" means next to a port surströmming
	▲	auguzanellato 36 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> it assumes nothing about the user's knowledge except for the ability to read. Sometimes I question whether some users have that ability
	▲	madars an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		USB 3.0 was marketed as SuperSpeed USB. SS-marked ports should give you 5Gbit/s, compared to 480 Mbps USB 2.0.

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rco8786 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I feel confident in saying that I am better at computers than 99.99% of the general population and I have no clue what “SS” or blue USB ports are supposed to indicate.

	▲	washingupliquid an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The USB 3.0 spec was called "SuperSpeed". The "SS" and blue connector inserts are recommended in the spec to denote 3.0-capable ports. Apple never followed the spec recommendation because colors and labeling are ugly and for dumb PC users. Maybe you should reassess your confidence.

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Schiendelman an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

"Solved" - hardly. No one knows what those symbols mean.