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Jerome is offline Jerome
2008-02-29 , 13:23
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#93
Originally Posted by Kent Multer View Post
I figure that I may be using that socket a lot. So an extra millimeter of thickness, making it more durable or easier to use, would be helpful.
The micro USB socket is specified for more uses (connect-disconnect) than the mini USB. That was one of the reasons for the redesign, actually.

This being said, I never had a problem with the mini USB sockets, so the above should read "micro is even more durable". And the standard size USB sockets type A (the ones PCs use) break quite often (I have seen many being broken, and I systematically warn people about it), so durability is not necessarily a function of size.

There, I found the specifications from Hirose (on the digikey catalogue):
standard USB: 1500 mate/unmate cycles
mini USB: 5000 mate/unmate cycles
micro USB: 10000 mate/unmate cycles
Last edited by Jerome; 2008-02-29 at 13:32. Reason: Found number of cycles.
 

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