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USB C vs USB A (szmer.info)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by lemmur@szmer.info to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world

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

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[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[-] yonder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

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)

[-] yonder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

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

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