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I have exactly the opposite experience. I find that USB-A connectors tend to become loose over time, and eventually a mild bump is enough that the device discon

I have exactly the opposite experience. I find that USB-A connectors tend to become loose over time, and eventually a mild bump is enough that the device disconnects (even though it looks like it's still 100% plugged in). No such issues with USB-C yet.

fzzzy 8y ago
I have never seen a USB-A connector become loose. It's been over 20 years. The USB-C connector on my 2016 touchbar was loose within months.
- PascLeRasc 8y ago
  It's much more evident with USB 3.0. I can almost never use USB 3 drives on my laptop because they won't connect. Maybe 1/10 times it'll connect fully, but any touching the cable will disconnect it.
  - blhack 8y ago
    Are you talking about the USB-A connector, or the "micro b superspeed" connector https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/USB_3.0_Micro-B_receptacle.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/USB_3.0_...? USB-A is this part of the cable: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/USB_Type-A_receptacle.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/USB_Type...
    - fphhotchips 8y ago
      GGP here - I was talking about the USB-A connector. I think the issue is the physical size of the connector - it catches on things, and when I use it in non-desk locations (couch, mostly), the larger protrusion from the main chassis of the laptop makes it more likely to move around. Over time, it makes the socket looser and looser.