Is USB Type-C ACTUALLY Stronger?? Durability Test

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Published 2017-06-06
Linus HATES USB-Micro B because he claims they break too easily. So in this video, we find out whether the new USB Type C connector is any better...

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All Comments (21)
  • @9darkdays
    starts new job at LTT So what do you need me to do? Linus: I need you to insert these USBs connectors 20,000 times.
  • @xys007
    - What do you do for a living? - I plug USB micro B and C plugs.
  • @Greanone9
    "I actually had to buy one of these" oh man must be tough Linus, welcome back to our reality
  • @Huligan722
    Linus' mouth is universal docking station
  • 2017: Fancy 1000 dollar smartphone!!! 2019: Regular 1,000 dollar smartphone
  • 1:11 - I like how they needed to lower Linus's voice by 2 octaves to get him to sound like Alex Jones.
  • @AzaIndustries
    After a few years of using USB-C, I noticed that while the connection itself is loose as long as the cable dosn't fall out the actual connection dosn't suffer from wobble/movement disconnects which plague micro-usb and others.
  • @bishop8000
    After a thousand insertions, it was noticeably looser. Then he started testing USB cables.
  • @TheZoenGaming
    In five years, I bought more than 40 Micro-B cables to replace the 4 different cables I used to connect my phone to my PC, Wall Charger, Car Charger and portable battery pack because they failed to make a connection usually within 3-4 months. I've yet to replace the 2 USB-C cables I use for my Nintendo Switch or USB-C phone in two years...
  • @filmgbg
    When you hire a guy to win an internet argument
  • @khizrmaqsood
    " I persevered until a thousand insertions " -Linus Sebastian 2017
  • @melonmelon2848
    Now I think I know where James started to regret working at LMG. In the beginning.
  • @hinstify
    The worst thing about USB-C is that the cable manufacturers somehow each got a different idea about the spec; so with the same port two different cables might feel completely different: one of them might slip in easily while the second cable, also USB-C, might feel like it is about to break the whole phone while you insert it. If you keep using two different cables then youre likely going to break the port real fast
  • @compuwise
    I love/hate USB C. Love mostly because in my family of a dozen or so mobile devices, mine is the only one with USB C and therefore the only one that doesn't get broken or stolen by everyone else. :)
  • This has to be one of the most sexual innuendo filled video Linus has made.