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-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.
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.