Thread: My brief take on the N900
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Rushmore is offline Rushmore
2009-12-03 , 13:29
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Originally Posted by zerojay View Post
I now feel your pain. My micro USB port has disconnected and is now loose inside the N900 and I can't use for charging or anything else anymore. Unlike you though, I had no violent pulls. I just started noticing that plugging it into a computer resulted in it sometimes not recognizing that it was plugged in. I would have to plug it in a few times before it would start charging. I was always perfectly careful when inserting or removing the micro USB cable... so this makes me think there might be a design problem in the N900.

I'm afraid to see if there's going to be a huge wave of returns/repairs in two months due to this issue. :/
I noticed this too. The connector wall and the actual "tongue" where the data runs are is too tight and can be a challenge to insert of remove. If you try to force in any manner, it will eventually result in a break or crack- resulting in failure.

The connector is so tight, it does not seem that they used a standard micro usb port, or the batch they got were at the lowest tolerance point for acceptance. Any tighter and it would be impossible to place the cable into the connector.

UPDATE:

The micro usb cable that they pack may also be part of the problem. I notice that the Motorola mini to micro adapters I bought are not as difficult to insert and remove. The charger and data cable from the Nokia box are tighter fits for the connector.
Last edited by Rushmore; 2009-12-03 at 13:35.
 

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