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Apple’s rumored Mac Mini redesign may ditch the USB-A port (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by rglullis@communick.news to c/apple@hardware.watch

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[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I still don't think USB-C is a viable replacement for USB-A for lots of uses, it's just so fragile. I have so many messed up usb c things and I can't remember ever damaging a usb a connector in a way that mattered.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The cables are more fragile on USB C in order to save the ports. The opposite was true for USB A. Basically if something hits an A connector the cable was sturdy enough to transfer the force to the port and damage it. With C you just have to replace the cable.

[–] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you sure? Because I have a couple of older phones that were USB-C and their port was the first thing to fail...

[–] teft@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can’t speak to every manufacturer but that is part of the logic of the redesign i remember reading about.

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