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| USB-C mechanical design is flimsy and pathetic. |
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| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: ajb on September 19, 2020, 09:36:10 pm --- [...] I don't know about you, but every. single. time. I plug in a rectangular connector I have to look at the connector, look at the socket and see if it's the right way round. [...] --- End quote --- Are you talking about the US mains plug that has one blade larger than the other, so it only goes in one way even though there are only two prongs on it? |
| Kasper:
I use magnetic usb adapters, they work great. Had one in my phone for a few years before the housing broke when I dropped it. That was easy fix, unplug it and plug in a spare one. |
| Berni:
--- Quote from: Kasper on September 20, 2020, 04:47:59 am ---I use magnetic usb adapters, they work great. Had one in my phone for a few years before the housing broke when I dropped it. That was easy fix, unplug it and plug in a spare one. --- End quote --- Yep that is one of the things i found with these magnetic USB adapters. The housing is essentially made from a magnet and as most strong magnets its as brittle as glass, so when you drop the phone and it happens to land on the connector the thing just breaks into pieces. But then again the whole cable only costs a few dollars from china, so no big deal. Buy another one and just swap it. One issue a lot of these have tho is the contacts are fairly exposed, combined with the fact that they are magnetic makes them love to jump at any magnetic object. And given that most ferromagnetic things are also conductive (Such as keys) means that the pins get shorted. Tho most ports seam to handle pretty much any possible short (Even 5V into data lines) so its not that big of a practical problem, but it is pretty cringy when it happens. |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: amyk on September 17, 2020, 01:18:37 am ---Two words: planned obolescence. Also, never underestimate the force of marketing. The docile lemmings need to be tricked into thinking that newer is better, so they will continue to be a source of profit. --- End quote --- You are right that those are words, and that there are two of them. But that’s where your correctness ends, since 99.9% of claims of planned obsolescence aren’t actually planned. Obsolescence due to technological progress isn’t the same thing as planned obsolescence. USB-C was created to solve multiple real-world complaints and limitations of prior USB ports. Now, I don’t think it actually succeeded all that well in solving most of them (other than being easier to insert since it’s rotationally symmetrical), but that’s not the point. |
| David Hess:
Many recent standards have been mechanically horrid; SATA and HDMI both lack positive retention. With HDMI this might be considered a feature in an environment where the cord is likely to be pulled but I prefer that it not fall out of the back of my computer, which has happened several times. Because of the fragility of the connector, the USB-C charging standard makes wireless charging look good. On my camera, I have started transferring photos directly from the SD card because of fear that the mini-USB connector will be damaged through normal use. I trust the SD card connector inside the camera more than the external mini-USB connector. |
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