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[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have had countless B ports (the tiny ones) fail on me but have yet to have a single C to fail.

What are you doing or am I especially lucky?

[โ€“] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

You must have gotten lucky. The USB C port on my laptop no longer works for data and it will stop charging if the cable gets bumped. I've always been very careful with it. I never plug the charger in unless the laptop is sitting on a desk.

I've had a few mini and micro B connectors fail, but those are easy to replace as long as they haven't been ripped off the board.