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	allnameswereout	2010-09-15 , 16:34
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Originally Posted by Tedri Mark

I've tripped over my cable whilst charging a few times now, bent the connector on the charger but that's it. Had i broken the connector I would have been well annoyed. At myself.

Yes, the circumstances under which it may happen may lead the user to blame themselves. However, it is a poor design choice, and various reports have proven it even occurred to people who have been very careful with their device. The cost of a through-hole design choice is neglectible though.

If i tripped over my laptop cable, I'd expect a broken screen

I wouldn't because this happened various times with my ThinkPad. It fell, the case got some cracks, but it still works. And the connectors are intact. A friend of mine let his drop from 3rd floor. Thing still works (yes, he was lucky).

and have to re-solder the connector (a common fault on laptops)

Not with my Macbook Pro.

Point is, none of what you say is due to poor design choice; its due to user mistake. I don't know about you, but I'm not used getting a microUSB port in my hands when I unplug my microUSB cable. I haven't found this feature in the microUSB specifications either.

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