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The only thing I didn't like was the Ethernet connectors. So many fragile and mutually incompatible dongles. The double height cards avoided this issue, but t
by jandrese 4y ago
The only thing I didn't like was the Ethernet connectors. So many fragile and mutually incompatible dongles. The double height cards avoided this issue, but they were fairly short lived.
Of course now it is the USB port that is fragile instead, so when it breaks it requires a full mainboard replacement.
- marcusjt 4y agoThe 3com card with the minimal pop out Ethernet socket [1] was super cool but it was rather fragile, especially if someone tripped over the cable! [1] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/9131/1011/products/3CXFE575CT_1600x.jpg?v=1632117338 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/9131/1011/products/3C...
- iszomer 4y agoI had a PCMCIA card as a 33.6Kbps modem.
- marcusjt 4y agoAnd USB-C sockets are much more robust than USB-A sockets
- jandrese 4y agoLOL, I remember hearing this lie too. They are slightly more robust than micro-USB, but so are spaghetti noodles.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoI genuinely cannot tell if that's sarcasm or not; if a serious claim, I'd love to see some comparisons, on both the socket and on the cable side (i.e. with Micro and Mini USB, it was not typically the socket that gave way, but the flimsy connector on the cable, which is generally my fear with USB-C cables as well. USB-A, I never ever ever had an issue or fear with either cable or socket).