Ordered a set of rechargeable AA batteries and charger. They’re well reviewed and a decent brand. Specifically wanted the charger since it has USB input rather than 120v so I could top the batteries off from my laptop / power bank as they’ll be used for my wireless KB/mouse. The product description only said “USB input” and didn’t specify what flavor. Being 2025, you expect USB-C.
Received them today, and they use micro USB input. Now I have to keep yet another cable in my bag. Day mildly ruined.
Because the cables are difficult to plug in and break constantly. What was most frustrating about the standard was that the previous one, mini-USB, was considerably better by an order of magnitude. The connection wasn’t flimsy as hell, for one.
The robustness of USB-C reminds me of mini-, which is the main reason why prefer it. I also appreciate that you can plug the cable in any direction and it’ll always work, every time. You can even plug it in reverse and it will still work, something we’ve never had in a USB cable before. Micro- sucks so much ass that I can’t believe that anyone would prefer it to over mini- or -C.
I prefer the new standard too, but are you actually getting rid of perfectly functioning old stuff because of the connector?