• WuTang @lemmy.ninja
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    1 year ago

    i am happy the standard has won but tbh, i prefer the lightning type of connector (male). if only Apple standardized this instead of USB-C which is far more fragile.

    but as I am not going to buy an iphone anytime soon , this is a non-news to me. :)

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      1 year ago

      USB C cables are more fragile, but it’s designed that way so the ports are more durable. And I think having more durable ports is the right call.

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        1 year ago

        Actually, I have more issues with the ports than the cable itself. that’s why I prefer type male connector like the lightning. The lightning has issue though, one of the PIN could corrode.

        anyway, hope the USB type C cable is there to stay and with the new intel progress on bandwidth , it might be the case.

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          1 year ago

          What’s the problem with the port? It’s considerably less prone to accumulate debris in my experience.

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            1 year ago

            I used to clean at least 2-3 USB-C ports a day, 5 days a week, at my shop. I cleaned plenty of Lightning ports too, neither really is less prone than the other to dust ingress. Lightning is easier to clean though, since you don’t have to worry about accidentally snapping the center post like you do in USB-C.

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        1 year ago

        No, the USB-C ports are more fragile. I owned and operated a repair shop for multiple years. USB ports, all of them except for A, are among the most fragile ports in use on electronics. Lightning ports are significantly less prone to damage. The cables snap off in the port easily, but all you need is tweezers to pull the tip out. On USB C devices the central tongue breaks off rather frequently. C is miles ahead of Micro-B though, seriously probably the worst port in use today, including proprietary ones.

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        1 year ago

        Not the cable but the port. Some are stiffer (better) than others. The USB-C port of my monitor is broken/loose, same for my thinkpad t490s. But my smartphones’s USB-c port are good though, strange because they should get more mechanical stress than my monitor or thinkpad.