Make USB-C ports easily replaceable

Guys, fairphone has a easily replaceable USB-C port module:

As Linus said ‘How many devices wouldn’t be discarded if the USB port was easily replaceable’ The Anti-iPhone - Fairphone 4 - YouTube

Either make an alliance with them or do it by yourselves!

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Having the “daily use” USB ports on expansion cards does exactly this. The ones inside the computer are protected from day-to-day wear and the cards are trivially replaceable.

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@DHowett I agree that it probably won’t be a problem for 99.99% of people, but I also have to agree with (if I remember correctly) Louis Rossmann and iFixit that the soldered USB-C ports are a teeny tiny drawback that may have been avoidable.

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