Allegedly, on or about 2 March 2019, Robin Laing sent:
Biggest villain is the cheap USB cables that cannot supply the
necessary current. Even within some computers.
Front panel sockets that have a flylead to the motherboard can be
really thin and weedy. Some are tiny ribbon cables. I wouldn't use
them for any data that's important.
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When it comes to electronics, I'm slightly biased.