This was my main concern when I bought my USB-C version as well. But what actually happened was the plastic casing crumbled (!?), eventually enough of the casin

This was my main concern when I bought my USB-C version as well. But what actually happened was the plastic casing crumbled (!?), eventually enough of the casing came off that the USB-C connector was only held on by some solder pads, which eventually failed. For a pretty critical device, the USB-C version is rubbish.