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USB-C mechanical design is flimsy and pathetic.

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eti:
## THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OR PROTOCOLS - GET THAT STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU READ THIS ##


Most of the hype that the dimwits in the "tech meejaa" blabber on about <insert currently popular consumer sheep targeted consumer grade electronic fad that everyone's automatically swallowed as a "great innovation"> is junk.

Okay, we know that. USB-C plugs are SO THIN and flimsy, made from the same folded steel as all the rest, but then SO much thinner, I'm almost afraid to plug mine in too hard in case the shell bends or snaps.

Remind me again why all these non-engineering lemmings believe it's SO SO GOOD, because physically it's a hollow, weak metal shell with almost  no durability at all. Apple's lightning plugs are machined from solid steel, and have two nice indentation dimples either side that latch positively into some form of spring-loaded latch or bearing.

So why is this horse shit connector so "magic"? It's clearly not. It is a weak, weak, flimsy piece of junk.

Others seem to think so too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21533767

james_s:
I'm not a fan. I have an employer issued Macbook and I have ripped the end off several expensive USB-C cables by tripping over it or by the ridiculously slippery machine sliding off the back of the sofa or the arm of a char and smacking the connector into the ground. The old style fullsized USB connectors are far more mechanically robust and the cables are a lot cheaper. USB-C tries to be too much and even years later the standard is still a mess and I have to use dongles for everything.

eti:
 I used to work on production lines assembling/testing DIN rail controls and sensors for military and industrial purposes. I don't expect consumer junk to be built that well **these days** (it almost always came close, decades ago).

I'm so so bored and done with the whole consumer electronics/iot/"smart" bollocks that everyone on YouTube laps up and fawns over, this trash upsets my soul, it's all so dull. I'd love to be back in industrial grade or above, and not have to waste my talents on this shite, and the inevitability dumb consumer-grade misunderstandings, conversations and daily PEBKAC tedium that comes along for the ride.

I'm far happier working on stuff with ZERO public coverage or consumer appeal, ergo I don't get asked endless questions by people who've NO need to know WHY I'm doing a repair that way, etc. I'd rather answer "what's your job?" with something that sounds SO much like "particle accelerator" to the average man, that they'd be disinterested enough to never be tempted to ask again

Halcyon:
Yep. We use Dell laptops at work with USB-C docks. The plug on them wiggles around due to the stiff cable and all the conductors. It's only a matter of time before something breaks.

However that said, I have a Lenovo laptop at home and the USB-C/Thunderbolt cable is magnetically coupled to the proprietary Lenovo power connector for extra support and rigidity. It's actually a decent implementation that takes the stress off the dock connector and laptop socket.

BravoV:
It well known USB designers are actually artists, and the USB-C is the latest fashion statement.  :-DD

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