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According to this link, the micro usb has a rated life cycle of 10,000 insertions compared to 5,000 for the mini usb. The micro has a tighter fit than the mini which I think is a positive from the standpoint of making a secure connection with an external battery that isn't as likely to disconnect by accident. A micro usb to usb cable came with my Ravpower battery, but since I'm using the 60d, I gave the cable to my wife for her tablet. http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/18552/why-was-mini-usb-deprecated-in-favor-of-micro-usb
I dropped my lb just because I wanted smaller and lighter and found the sound to be only slightly different with no real pref one way or the other in overall sound.
So I've taken my DR60d out for a few runs and I have to report I'm really happy with it. Been using the on board preamps and I'm totally satisfied with the sound. The battery life had me worried at first but I haven't been let down since I picked up a cheap 5V at a local store. On one outing it drained the external and switched over to the rechargeable AAs without a hitch and I was able to finish up the show.Only thing that has me worried is that it's been quirky on playback. It freezes up and has been a little glitchy. Anyone else having any problems out of it? Otherwise no issues whatsoever.Here's one that turned out well despite having every thing working against me...tiny bar, band spread way out, packed house, nowhere to put the stand so I had to gaff tape to a column off center...https://archive.org/details/vitamenA2014-11-27.flac16.shanti.ADK