Sandisk Stuffed 1 Tb of Storage Into the Smallest Type-C Thumb Drive
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SanDisk has released a 1TB Type-C thumb drive, sparking discussion about the potential impact of miniaturization on device reliability.
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As a side note, I have some USB-C devices where the "plug" part has been severely weakened. I also saw this on plastic substrate apple lightnings, so while I like we've settled on a single plug design which is correct insert any way "up" its not without its issues, regarding mechanical weakness in implementation.