> I'm not sure what your constraints are,

I'm not sure either, I'll meet the client next tuesday.

> but I'd think long and hard
> before replacing the standard USB connector.  I'm not sure what
> durability advantage you'd have.  The full-size USB connectors are
> remarkably sturdy.

I think they would be vulnerable to a 'shearing' type of accident: 
imagine a lonely full-size a in an otherwise flat surface. Now imagine a 
chair that scratches along that surface. Something will break, if not 
the plug then the receptacle or the PCB.

 > I've broken plenty of 6.3mm phone plug connectors,

of the 'flat' variety, like this, *while it was plugged in*?
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=SC1314-ND

> Also, using a spec-violating connector will make sourcing the cable
> quite a bit more troublesome and expensive.  If cable damage does
> occur, consider the difficulty of obtaining a replacement.

I agree.

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