Jim

I feel the USB standard really got it right with USB-C. It seems very reliable and strong compared to micro and mini.

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The connector does not slowly chew up the port either, which still drives me nuts with the older ones. Sharp edges are terrible for mechanical stress.

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clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
@sullybiker Our tablet stopped charging, and I thought it was because the port had been pushed inside the chassis, but when I finally got around to investigating, it turned out that it was actually because the plastic around the port had developed a few scars too many, which made connectors not go all the way in.

Just filing down the plastic with a piece of plastic made the tablet usable again after a year of disuse.
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@clacke My much loved Nexus 7 died this way. The cable egged-out and then pushed in the port. I'm very careful with these things but even in general use it did not seem too robust. I have a nice pair of Bose headphones and I treat the port like glass crystal as I'm so wary of damaging it.

My Pixel 2 USB-C port by contrast is like the day it came out of the box, I don't worry aboout it at all.

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clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
@sullybiker Glad to hear it. It is as I wished, but dared not hope. 😀

Looking forward to more USB-C devices as time moves forward. My latest new phone is from 2015. 😀
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clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
with a piece of sandpaper*
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