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by sudobash1 14 days ago
I don't have a problem with USB C cables, and even if I did it wouldn't be a big deal. The cables are cheap compared to the devices they charge. It is broken USB-C ports that frustrate me about them, or ones with worn out clips.
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What way are you breaking them? The two failure modes I've seen are the port getting full of pocket lint for phones (easy to fix) and the port ripping off the PCB. The second one is a design issue where some ports are entirely surface mount rather than having the grounding pins go through the pcb to anchor it on.
I have had a few failures and I can only assume it's the second one? I have one on a thinkpad that only works if you hold it in the right position
I completely misunderstood your post, because I have the opposite problem, I've never broken a charge port but I've broken several cables.