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I still am more annoyed by it being the same width as an RJ-45 connector. Worse than not being able to plug it in is having it plug in and not work.
by aidenn0 3y ago
I still am more annoyed by it being the same width as an RJ-45 connector. Worse than not being able to plug it in is having it plug in and not work.
- nxobject 3y agoIn the same vein, USB-A has a plugin-nable space barely the same diameter as a headphone jack – there have been a few times that I've plugged a headphone without looking into an adjacent USB receptacle. It happened surprisingly often when MacBooks had USB-A.
- whoopdedo 3y agoAs annoying as this has been when it happened to me, I also have wondered if they did it on purpose to make it easier for assemblers. If the tooling needed for USB, Ethernet, and eSATA are all the same size you can save cost through reuse.
- crote 3y agoEven worse: male USB-C can fit inside female USB-A - and it is quite common for female USB-C ports to be placed right next to female USB-A ports. I learned this the hard way - turns out your computer will just suddenly hard power off when you try to do this.