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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by molszanski on Monday May 04, 2020 @07:31PM (#23074628)
Anything can brake. It is all about probabilities, potential failures etc.

Spring failure is less probable than breaking a male part of a connector.

If a spring breaks, you have a second one.

If both break, you keep the charging functionality.

You break the male connector. Game Over.

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by saagarjha on Monday May 04, 2020 @08:11PM (#23074888)
…then you buy a new connector, as mentioned previously?
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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by molszanski on Monday May 04, 2020 @09:11PM (#23075306)
I mean the most delicate part, a male part in the usb-c port itself. Naming is hard >_<
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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by saagarjha on Monday May 04, 2020 @09:48PM (#23075517)
Oh yes, that part always seemed like a weak spot to me. I guess it prevents exposed connectors on the cable? But that's not all that useful…
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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by molszanski on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @06:39AM (#23078512)
exactly :/ Just plain silly. I've already seen two phones in the wild with the damaged usb-c port. User made an error and tried to charge usb-c with micro usb? Yes. Was that preventable with a better design? Yes.
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