Loose USB-C port

[dmelgar]

When I first bought my 2016 MBP, the USB-C ports were very tight. Inserting the power cord or the USB-C hub I have were quite snug.

After using it a few weeks, its the opposite. Its now very easy to insert and remove the cable from the port.

I'm worried that its only been a few weeks. If it keeps much looser it will fall out without much effort or making a bad contact. Now there's lots going through a single port, HDMI, USB-A devices, power. If it loses contact for an instant it could be bad.

Has anyone experienced issues with the port being too loose?

 

[dyn]

I find mine to go in quite easily with a satisfying snap at the end. When snapped the connectors stay put. Some do need a bit of a hard tug to unplug. Do yours still snap into place?

 

[drxcm]

mine is still as tight as the other ports - been charging daily since it arrived a few weeks ago..

 

[Don MC]

Surely they've engineered the connection so that it's the cable end and not the computer end that in time gets worn out? If not, terrible engineering.

 

[blairian89]

AFAIK every port is rated for a set number of insertions and removals...I forget the exact number but it is many thousands of times per port...something like 10,000+ times.

 

[dmelgar]

I find mine to go in quite easily with a satisfying snap at the end. When snapped the connectors stay put. Some do need a bit of a hard tug to unplug. Do yours still snap into place?

It still does snap into place. Maybe its really an issue with the hub's connector. We'll see how it fares over the next couple of weeks.

 

[Blackvibes]

This is called MagSafe 3.0. Even if you trip over the cable, you don't take the Macbook along with you.

Don't worry.

 

[noi747]

This is called MagSafe 3.0. Even if you trip over the cable, you don't take the Macbook along with you.

Don't worry.

I second this, Cable goes left, MBP goes right, You go straight, Desk stands still.