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> USB-C is very far from a perfect connector. There is no perfect connector. But a common, standardized connector across applications and manufacturers, which
by buran77 6mo ago
> USB-C is very far from a perfect connector.
There is no perfect connector. But a common, standardized connector across applications and manufacturers, which is available now, and has most of the useful features is the next best thing.
- algoth1 6mo agoAudio 6.5 mm is as close as humanity got to a perfect connector. Unfortunately downsizing it to 3.5 mm removes the robustness of the female as it tends to eventually break
- snackbroken 6mo agoHere's a lifehack that will extend the life of the socket by ~1000x: you can buy a 3.5mm-to-3.5mm "adapter" that you keep plugged in to the female end. Now you have a wear part that is trivially replaceable. Of course that doesn't work all that well for laptops where it would stick out and easily break when you put it in a bag, but for that one pair of headphones you like that is no longer being manufactured it's great!
- algoth1 6mo agoThis is actually really smart!
- buran77 6mo agoThere's no "perfect" connector because there are many needs and some conflict with each other.
- lugoues 5mo agotrrrs is a wild thing to want as the universal connector... They are bad for any actively powered connection since the tip/rings hit EVERYTHING on the way out and shorting. Split keyboard users know that pain.