



But the situation in the world of laptops remains far worse.




USB 3.0
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Source: USB 3.0 Promoter Group [PDF]

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By MadMan007 on 7/24/2012 11:52:51 AM , Rating: 3
True, USB ports aren't immune to breaking, but in my experience the physical connectors are pretty good and they would be vastly better than the post-style connectors most laptops use.

Simple reason this won't be adapted though: OEMs love to sell their replacement overpriced laptop power bricks :(

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By DanNeely on 7/24/2012 1:03:19 PM , Rating: 3
Do you have any cites for USB being more durable than post style connectors? It would surprise me; most posts I've seen have lower insertion/removal resistance than a USB plug (in addition to being naturally immune to various types of rotational stress). As a result I'd expect that if you knocked a laptop off a table/etc and it was briefly suspended by the power cord the post connector would be more likely to pop free without breaking anything internally than the USB cable would.

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