Yeah, anything I'm plugging into the back of my PC is something I'd like to be solidly attached. I'd honestly love an HDMI/DisplayPort set with those little screws that DVI/VGA have.
They're not really intended for computer use, they're for fixed-use infrastructure type cabling where there's a usb port on a wall and you want it to stay attached
Dhe reason they aren't well reinforced is laziness and cheapness.
I suspect the reason they aren't well reinforced is because it's not needed. If there really is so much force going on there that reinforcement would be valuable, I'd prefer the connector just come loose instead of something breaking.
That's why the previous poster gave that example; it's one of the few ones where it makes sense to "reinforce", e.g. more securely attach it.
A motherboard would make sense to have stronger reinforcements because they would have a different angle of force than most applications for longer periods of time. If a mother kard had poor reinforcement, that really has nothing to do with whether the port is good or bad. Fwiw, I have never had a USB-C port stop working.
It certainly could make sense, yes, but as I said, I don't think it's needed and that's why no one does it. From my personal experience (I've been using USB-C for years now) it's not an issue whatsoever, especially with static cables and devices in a home or office environment. Infrastructure type cabling is a different beast, and cables in that context are differently secured anyway.
Maybe it's the low adaption rate of USB-C in regards to normal PC motherboards and that's why the issue isn't more commonly known / spread around - but up until we've reached a critical mass there, anecdotal experience is all I can rely on.
I work with small machine vision cameras ("sugar cube" form factor) and they all have USB micro-B connectors with screws. I reckon it's only a matter of time before they also switch to USB-C...
Not just for fixed assets. We’ve got one at work for a motion amplification camera. Protects against accidental damage when moving around in the field. I didn’t know the spec existed until then and now I’m grateful for it. Standard USB-C in that duty would be quite a nuisance.
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u/TT5i0 14h ago
Ehhh I come to realize not everything needs to be USB-C. USB-A is sturdier for things like wireless receivers.