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Which is the most satisfying IO connector system, in your opinion? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by nevernevermore@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Do you like a tactile click? Are you a sucker for screws? Or something you can put in any direction? Maybe it's yours or another country's power plugs?

This is sounding more sexual than I intended I think

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[-] kenblu24@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Best insertion: Displayport Locking
- Runner-up: Ethernet (RJ45), Apple 30-Pin (Locking)
Best removal: Magsafe 3
- Runner-ups: USB-C, USB-B 3.0
Best differential pair connector: Lightning (because it's so consistent feeling)
- Runner-up: USB-C
Best residential AC plug: British BS1363 (Type G)
Best lightbulb base: Bayonet B15s
- Runner-ups: GU10, GU24, Fluorescent Bi-pin
Best audio port: 6.35mm TRRS (1/4")
- Runner-ups: Banana Jacks, Neutrik SpeakON
Best video port: HDMI
- Runner-ups: RCA Composite/Component, DVI, BNC, USB-C
Best device-internal connector: JST GH series
- Runner-up: any miniature mezzanine connector

Worst differential connectors: USB micro B 3.0, any ethernet cable with a bubble boot or broken latch, mini-HDMI, micro-HDMI
Worst HF connectors: Coaxial, all miniature HF wire to board connectors (holy crap the naming is inconsistent) i.e. UFL, IPEX
Worst audio connectors: cheap 3.5mm, spring clip terminal, binding posts (especially plastic knob ones)
Worst residential AC plug: Europlug
worst device-internal connectors: wire soldered through-hole, any Molex connector or power connector inside a computer

[-] schmensch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I dislike the US power plug way more than the Europlug (or compatible sockets like Schuko). It just slides in, only thing holding it in is friction. Also, there is a connection while the contacts are exposed, exposing the user to the risk of shock.

Also, I like DisplayPort more than HDMI, it clicks really nice on insertion and in my opinion pulling it out is also more satisfying.

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