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by steve_adams_86 1224 days ago
It’s the only connector I’ve had fail multiple times. I replaced the port on a friend’s camera as well. On the other hand, I have lightning ports and cables pushing 5 years of regular use.

For some reason it never occurred to me that these connectors were so awful until very recently when I had one fail on a brand new micro controller. Unfortunately it’s still a super common connector in that space.

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USB-C isn't making me very enthusiastic either. Both of them suck. It would rock to get lightning on there lol.

I've been using magnetic ones to prevent my ports from wearing out and if anyone preaches about safety or standards I don't care. It's what I'm forced to do, and now my data rates are slow but at least my port will work next time.