3 ms·

Micro-USB and USB-C receptacles are both designed for a minimum rated lifetime of 10,000 The idea that micro-USB and USB-C are supposed to be equally durable i

by causi 3y ago

Micro-USB and USB-C receptacles are both designed for a minimum rated lifetime of 10,000 The idea that micro-USB and USB-C are supposed to be equally durable is the wrongest thing I've read all day. Frankly, mini-USB is the single most delicate connector I've ever used. Other than a couple PDAs, I never owned a single mini-USB device those receptacle didn't end up breaking off the board.

jhugo 3y ago
You’re mixing up mini-USB and micro-USB. Also, the board attachment is not strictly speaking part of the connector standard. Manufacturers are free to, and do, screw that up in myriad ways.
- causi 3y ago
  No, I'm not. The connector side of micro-USB is usually the failure point. I had mini-USB receptacles fail at an extremely high rate back when I was building and selling mini-USB 2.5 inch external hard drive enclosures back in high school. Micro-USB wasn't even invented until 2007.
  - necovek 3y ago
    Even if you are not mixing them up, your comment is confusing since you are intertwining commentary on both. Splitting them into separate paragraphs with your assessment and experience on each would help the legibility.
  - jhugo 3y ago
    If you’re not mixing them up, then I have no idea how to interpret your grandparent comment: > The idea that micro-USB and USB-C are supposed to be equally durable is the wrongest thing I've read all day. Frankly, mini-USB is the single most delicate connector I've ever used. Other than a couple PDAs, I never owned a single mini-USB device those receptacle didn't end up breaking off the board. What do the second and third sentences have to do with the first sentence? They read like they’re supposed to provide the (otherwise completely missing) support for your statement that it’s the “wrongest thing you’ve read all day”, but they don’t.
rightbyte 3y ago
Mini is quite fine I thing you are mixing it up with micro.
- causi 3y ago
  How many PDAs do you know with microUSB connectors? MicroUSB wasn't even introduced until 2007.

by causi 3y ago

jhugo 3y ago

You’re mixing up mini-USB and micro-USB. Also, the board attachment is not strictly speaking part of the connector standard. Manufacturers are free to, and do, screw that up in myriad ways.

causi 3y ago
No, I'm not. The connector side of micro-USB is usually the failure point. I had mini-USB receptacles fail at an extremely high rate back when I was building and selling mini-USB 2.5 inch external hard drive enclosures back in high school. Micro-USB wasn't even invented until 2007.
- necovek 3y ago
  Even if you are not mixing them up, your comment is confusing since you are intertwining commentary on both. Splitting them into separate paragraphs with your assessment and experience on each would help the legibility.
- jhugo 3y ago
  If you’re not mixing them up, then I have no idea how to interpret your grandparent comment: > The idea that micro-USB and USB-C are supposed to be equally durable is the wrongest thing I've read all day. Frankly, mini-USB is the single most delicate connector I've ever used. Other than a couple PDAs, I never owned a single mini-USB device those receptacle didn't end up breaking off the board. What do the second and third sentences have to do with the first sentence? They read like they’re supposed to provide the (otherwise completely missing) support for your statement that it’s the “wrongest thing you’ve read all day”, but they don’t.

rightbyte 3y ago

Mini is quite fine I thing you are mixing it up with micro.

causi 3y ago
How many PDAs do you know with microUSB connectors? MicroUSB wasn't even introduced until 2007.