HP Prime's USB Cable

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(02-05-2014 10:12 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  If you mean that it's possible to accidentally plug in the cable upside down, don't worry; it's not.
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The assumption has been proven wrong - to my benefit, actually. I bought my Prime for just $21.01 in very good condition because the charity auction had it listed as non-working. Apparently somebody forced a USB Micro charging cable in upside-down and bent the connector out of place. After I pried it back to the right position, I was able to charge the battery and it seems to have suffered no lasting ill efffects.

The fact that this Micro-USB connector is the only one of its type that most people will ever see has me thinking it was poorly planned.

Alan