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Re:Reversible USB Type C connector and 10 gigabit USB 3.1 ar... by bryanlarsen on Thursday January 08, 2015 @01:36PM (#8857989)
Type C was designed to be more durable than micro-USB.
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Re:Reversible USB Type C connector and 10 gigabit USB 3.1 ar... by rgersten on Thursday January 08, 2015 @02:20PM (#8858302)
I'm sure, and there's probably a ton of other considerations that went into this design e.g. space savings in laptops, manufacturing costs, etc. I just really like not worrying about connectors breaking after replacing laptops and cellphones early because of broken power/micro-USB jacks.
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Re:Reversible USB Type C connector and 10 gigabit USB 3.1 ar... by sliken on Friday January 09, 2015 @12:02AM (#8860852)
Microusb was designed to be more durable than mini-USB, but failed horribly at it.
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