Are any owners here at all worried about the durability of the single USB-C port? If that lone port were to fail, no more charging/accessory use. 
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How well is the single port on your rMB holding up?
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No, it's pretty robust.
Anyway, multiple ports don't exist because you may need spares when they fail.
Anyway, multiple ports don't exist because you may need spares when they fail.
Not worried about it since I'm using it 99% of the time for charging. I've found myself mostly ditching USB peripherals, even with the adapter I have. I never had the charging port fail in even cheaper, lower build quality windows laptops I've had.
I also purchased AppleCare, though not even thinking about the port when I did. My first MacBook (the old white model) had two major failures that I thankfully had AppleCare to fix. Laptops are one of the few products I still always get the AppleCare on.
I have no issue with durability, just concerned when I plug in the power cord for charging and rub it against the notebook's housing. It feels like it must be making scratches but when I check it it's perfectly fine.
As the ports get smaller, the need for targeting accuracy increases. What used to be a spacious floppy cavity has turned into a tiny little hole, in a dark hotel room it's like attempting lunar orbit rendezvous sometimes.
BJ
Personally I have no concerns, as USB C is engineered to be significantly more robust than previous iterations, nor have I ever had a USB port fail due to mechanical wear & tear...
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10K min for USB C...
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10K min for USB C...
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I have no issue with durability, just concerned when I plug in the power cord for charging and rub it against the notebook's housing. It feels like it must be making scratches but when I check it it's perfectly fine.
As the ports get smaller, the need for targeting accuracy increases. What used to be a spacious floppy cavity has turned into a tiny little hole, in a dark hotel room it's like attempting lunar orbit rendezvous sometimes.
BJ
Turn the lights on then, it`s more fun that way
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No worries here. I've even bought some new cables to connect my external 2.5" hard drive to it, so I don't have to use the multiport adapter. I was worried about that breaking after a while.
The USB type C port is what I like least about the new Macbook. Given that I generally use it for just power, I feel the magsafe adapter was easier to use. I get that this is just my use case, but it doesn't feel as strong and I too worry about scratching the side of my laptop. Another downside is I have to look in order to plug in. With the magsafe I could just connect.
The USB-C port is fine, but I have some scratches around my headphone jack, which I connect more often than most users probably do, but less often than the power cable!
However, I do have a tendency to plug in headphones in the dark, while my wife is sleeping -- that may be the culprit.
