mini-usb cables are robust, but the sockets they plug into were pretty fragile, i’ve had multiple break.
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lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months agoMini USB has to be one of the most robust connectors I’ve used tbh. All my original cables from over a decade ago still work flawlessly, as well as the ports on the devices housing them.
As for Micro USB… not great. I hope USB-C is more durable, so far I haven’t had any issues with ports going bad that wasn’t down to some ultra cheap adapter or cable
beefcat@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
I’m sure the cables work but I can assure you the terminals on devices eventually do fail. I had to replace one on my old android phone.
jarfil@beehaw.org 10 months ago
I’ve had plenty of Mini-USB failures, all of them in the socket. There’s a reason why when Micro-USB was designed, they bumped the required mating cycle rating to twice that of Mini-USB.
The biggest problem with Micro-USB, is that it got adopted as the standard charging port for smartphones, which proved even the doubled mating cycle rating way insufficient.
For reference:
Bottom line: if you had problems with Micro-USB, expect about the same to happen with USB-C. Plugging it once a day to charge, should last 30 years; plugging it 10 times a day to “top it up”, will break it after 3 years on average.