Garmin GpsMap 396 - First Impressions (long)

In article .com,
"Mike Granby" wrote:

It is this cable (or the USB receptacle inside the
unit) that I worry about breaking or stressing loose
over time.

Agreed. I suspect mine is starting to go already...


I am careful to ONLY grab the top of the plug when I pull it out, and
pull it straight out. The receptacle moves a little, though, which
worries me that at some point the solder joints are going to break loose.

The right-angle plug must have been the brainchild of the same person
who decided to put the earth's strongest magnets in the base of the
GXM30. I suppose that the end of the cable could be re-terminated with
a straight mini-USB plug.



JKG