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	Texrat	2010-01-07 , 17:23
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Originally Posted by woodyear99

Was this choice due to cost cutting or just a poor decision?

I can only speculate, but I used to be a PCB designer, sooo...

It's easier to manufacture PCBs that are either all through hole or all surface mount. Hybrid boards are a major pain. They require more complex equipment and processes. So I'm *assuming* the decision was based on expediency, and just failed to take into account the stresses a connector would encounter. Someone planted a forest but overlooked a tree.

EDIT: that all assumes of course that the N900 PCB is all surface mount. I don't know offhand.

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