Re: flashing usb sticks?

On 3/24/22 01:02, VanguardLH wrote:
> bad sector wrote:
> 
>> I call it a scam because on both my laptop and my desktop of a total of
>> maybe a dozen usb ports 8 are so loose that they cannot be used. 
> 
> How is a hardware spec responsible for user abuse, or poor/low quality
> components?  Never had a loose USB port on my desktop PCs (many builds),
> laptops, netbooks, or smartphones.  I've had to replace USB ports for
> users that are very rough on their USB ports.  You can even damage wall
> outlets when plugging in power cords.  With USB-C ports, you can insert
> them either way, but USB-A ports require a specific orientation.  Don't
> jam in the cable, but instead insert to see if there is resistance, and
> if so then rotate the plug 180 degrees.  Pull straight out, not at an
> angle.  There are military-grade USB port you could use to replace the
> consumer-grade, or poor-grade, ones in the laptop, but they cost more.
> There are military USB ports that remove the user from doing the
> alignment, and instead have a lock-ring to pull down the connector into
> the plug to protect the connection from the grunts.
> 
> The USB ports in the desktop can be replaced, even those in the case
> (top, front, or backpanel), and USB ports in drive bays or back slots
> can be easily replaced.  USB ports in laptops are harder to replace only
> because dismantling a laptop is a more difficult than dismantling a
> desktop case.  Thereafter be more gentle on your USB insertions, or use
> shorty USB extenders where they stay plugged in to minimize wear on the
> laptop's USB ports, and the vast majority of the wear is on the other
> end of the shorty USB extender (the end that plugs into devices).
> Shorty USB cables are cheap, and super easy to replace.  USB hubs would
> also reduce wear on the USB case ports.

Somehow you have me confused with someone who replaces usb ports, or is this alt.comp.hardware.technicians?

That said, I have to admit that that the original standard designers cannot be held responsible for what manufacturers will do with them. I'm thinking of 5" usb wifi transceivers that can almost flip a light 'book on its back. You call THAT 'user' abuse?

My position is unchanged, it's gonna be a VERY long time before I throw good money after bad and buy anything with the shitty 1/8" audio or the current usb ports or non-flashing usb-memory unless they are SERIOUSLY redesigned, which to some extent is a manufacturer responsibility as well.