Apple Disappoints with MacBook Air > Growing Pains

reply to dadkins

Re: Growing Pains

said by dadkins:

said by Goober:

They'll all get worked out.

No offense, but how can you work out a trapdoor USB port?
Redesign?

Shouldn't R&D have seen this as an issue before build and shipping?

EDIT: I can also imagine this new machine getting many service tags for broken connections from various USB devices/cords putting stress on this poor door.

Credit where credit is due - it is a pretty machine.
Not worth the pricetag though.

I'm sure the usb port is designed to applicable specs concerning the size for conforming usb devices so I don't see how it's Apple's fault for someones oversized usb plug.

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Unlike most other connector standards, the USB specification also defines limits to the size of a connecting device in the area around its plug. This was done to avoid circumstances where a device complies with the connector specification but its large size blocks adjacent ports. Compliant devices must either fit within the size restrictions or support a compliant extension cable which does.

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That spec is for the devices which are plugged into the port. Apple clearly had decided to ignore the devices most use when designing it. The "oversized plug" is hardly the issue when the area around the port has undersized clearance. Apple can stubbornly "comply" with the standard but still thumb their noses at real-world uses if they choose. Which is their prerogative. It's the market's prerogative to scowl at their arrogance.
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