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USB C vs USB A (szmer.info)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/pcmasterrace

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Are there any fields, where USB A surpasses USB C, or is C an absolute upgrade?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Soldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis.

A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Amphenol has a through-hole, MUSBRM5C130, that isn't bad at all to solder, but it's not cheap at all. Assembly might be cheaper. (Panel mount)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

My entire project was smaller than that panel mount connector since my project was adding usb-c to my 3DS. Every millimeter counted.