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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by fmajid on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:30AM (#38331275)
Micro-USB had on paper better insertion/removal cycles than Mini-USB, but in practice Micro-USB connectors were flimsy garbage and Mini-USB fairly robust for the size.
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by mordae on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:41AM (#38331343)
Not exactly flimsy, but they often have super high friction, translating into some seriously rough handling.
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by marcosdumay on Sunday November 19, 2023 @09:56AM (#38333184)
And one messed up cable could force them enough so that they break.

USB-C solved this by demanding thick walls on every side of the cable's connector.

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