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USB C vs USB A (szmer.info)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

My experience with C:

It's not as robust as claimed. I've had 4x as many C connectors fail as even Micro USB (and I've had 10x as many micro devices/cables as C).

Which is really disappointing, as C is just nicer in general - not having to try 3 or 4 times is such a better design. I'm still confused as to why A, Mini, Micro didn't have a dot to indicate "this way up" on both cable and device as part of the standard. I added one to everything with either a sharpie or a paint pen.

So yea, robustness - A/B are just more robust in my experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I've even found A mini and micro to be more robust than C

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

A does have a marker to indicate 'this way up' if you look at the end of the connectors the piece of plastic lets you know which way to insert it.