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Honestly, I hate USB-C. It's flimsy as all get-out. All the USB-C stuff I have seems to maintain a poor connection when moved, and it doesn't feel anywhere near as sturdy as a plain-old USB A. When I'm using a laptop, I want something I can leave plugged in when I pick up and move the computer and not lose connection when jiggled. They should have made something that valued a sturdy, stable connection over slimness.

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You should feel a distinct click when you plug in your connector. I never had any problem with my laptop.

What you described can be caused by lint inside your USB-C port. I had this problem only with my phone. Try to get it out with a toothpick.

I appreciate the help, though I've looked inside my ports before and found neither dust nor lint. The problem seems to be mostly with cheaper stuff. I've mentioned this to USB-C enthusiasts before and gotten back, "Well, just by better-quality stuff." The difference is, I never had any problem with the connection on cheap USB-A devices. If the connector seemingly can't be made both cheaply and well, that is a huge flaw with the standard and means it ought to be abandoned wholesale.

Well, a bigger connector likely wouldn't work for phones then, would it?

As far as I can tell, phones are the #1 thing people are plugging in and out these days.

No, it wouldn't, but I honestly couldn't care less about phones. It makes absolutely no sense to attempt to design a port that is good for both delivering power to tiny devices and also good for transferring forty gigabits per second of data, all while being durable and maintaining a good connection.

Well, the whole point of the movement was to make one connector be the standard for most everything. The general populace is much more upset with having to keep a bunch of different connectors around. It's much easier for them if they can just have one connector to deal with.

It'd be nice for me too. I wouldn't have to keep an entire drawer full of various cables...

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