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Re:Hands on with USB Type C: Reversible USB Connectors by vlunkr on Thursday September 11, 2014 @03:52PM (#8304759)
Those work great for power cables but not necessarily for USB. If your phone or something gets disconnected in the middle of a data transfer you might end up with disk corruption
Re:Hands on with USB Type C: Reversible USB Connectors by blisterpeanuts on Thursday September 11, 2014 @04:02PM (#8304819)
Yeah, I guess you're right, but too bad it can't be figured out somehow. I hate USB; always have to examine the tip to make sure I'm plugging it in right.