Guys, fairphone has a easily replaceable USB-C port module:
https://shop.fairphone.com/es/spare-parts/fairphone-4-usb-c-port
As Linus said ‘How many devices wouldn’t be discarded if the USB port was easily replaceable’ https://youtu.be/L1v3ZmfV_hw?t=84
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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