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Not with type C. But I’ve seen friends break the very similar wafer in HDMI ports. All it takes is for one fragment if debris to get wedged in the wrong way, a
by charlesdaniels 7y ago
Not with type C. But I’ve seen friends break the very similar wafer in HDMI ports.
All it takes is for one fragment if debris to get wedged in the wrong way, and now that port on your expensive device is broken irreparably.
It may have that durability during normal use, but I doubt that these tests account for being shoved in backpacks or banged around in potentially dirty environments. Most people I know don’t use their laptops in sterile labs.
- Ao7bei3s 7y agoIt's not at all irreparable. There are very affordable (relative to the cost of a new laptop) online businesses specializing in this exact problem. But a skilled hobbyist (possibly with some advise from Youtube) or decent phone repair shop can do it too. It's actually not that hard (put kapton tape around, remove old using hotair and tweezers, clean with flux and wick, solder new with iron or hotair, a compatible solder or paste, and lots of flux. Clean with spray/brush). Assuming you can source a replacement part, but between Digi-Key/Mouser, eBay and AliExpress that's rarely impossible.