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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by petee on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:38PM (#37825209)
Are you using Apple, or major-vendor cables? Im curious because delamination of a pin on 2 separate ports implies something catching/dragging on it, maybe there is something either poorly designed, or simply mangled in the end of one of your cables.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by Nextgrid on Monday October 09, 2023 @05:10PM (#37825526)
Major vendor cables, and the delamination was one connector's "finger" so not really cable-specific. The second connector looked fine at casual glance but there was something wrong with it as it wouldn't even hold connection with a USB2 device - too much slack.

I don't recall having this issue with any of the connectors it replaced. I have devices that are close to a decade old and all their USB/Ethernet/HDMI ports are still working just fine.

It's a terrible design that prioritizes form over function/reliability.

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