Comment by Reason077

5 years ago

I don't find USB-C fragile at all. I don't think I've ever had a USB-C connector break and I've been using them for, what, about 5 years now?

Of course, there's always the risk of tripping on a cable and sending a laptop or phone flying, which MagSafe mitigated. But the USB-C cable also disconnects at both ends which helps a bit. And I think we spend less time charging in general now days. Laptop batteries were pretty terrible back in 1999 compared to the all-day battery life of our modern M1 Macs :)

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titzer  5 years ago

I've broken at least one micro USB port and I've had a couple close calls with the Macbook USB-C power cable that the poor notebook's life flashed before my eyes.

  • Reason077  5 years ago

    Yeah, micro USB was terrible. But USB-C is a big improvement.

    • titzer  5 years ago

      It is, but magsafe saved my bacon several times over the years and I'm still skittish with the Macbook USB-C situation. Even just sitting it on my lap with it plugged in bends the cable in ways that seem dangerous. Thankfully, the battery life is amazing, so that's not as much of an issue.