ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down110cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
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minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 year ago No one ever had doubts how type B or mini B or micro B go in. I agree with most of your post, but micro B is a step too far. That fucking plug was always inserted with the following procedure: Try to plug it in. Flip the side and try to plug it in again. Flip it again because you had the right damn side the first time. Always, always, always.
minus-squarejarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoMini B was rated for something like 10x fewer insertion cycles than micro B, the retaining tabs would give out and the connector would fall off… or worse, twist and break the socket’s inner plastic bit.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFor some reason I always had fewer problems (meaning none) with mini B breaking than with micro B or C breaking.
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year agoWell, if nothing else it’s easier to than type A.
I agree with most of your post, but micro B is a step too far. That fucking plug was always inserted with the following procedure:
Always, always, always.
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Mini B was rated for something like 10x fewer insertion cycles than micro B, the retaining tabs would give out and the connector would fall off… or worse, twist and break the socket’s inner plastic bit.
For some reason I always had fewer problems (meaning none) with mini B breaking than with micro B or C breaking.
Well, if nothing else it’s easier to than type A.