The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.
Article proceeds to show pricing for a thunderbolt cable instead of USB 3.
Can’t stoke outrage with honesty.
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This kind of dongle would be for Lightning accessories that plug into the phone, like headphones or speakers, where you can’t just swap out a cable because it’s built in. No more lightning port means those electronics would be useless for the new phones.
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The only cable I think I would need that I don’t already have would be a C-to-A cable to plug the phone into the car. My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay.
What lightning dongles do people use that they would need that adapter for?
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and yet people will still buy them.
Brand name obsession is one hell of a drug.
I mean, yeah. I use Android because I hate Apple’s walled garden and smug attitude, but when I was shopping for a phone recently it kinda became clear how Apple has gotten their market share in North America.
Android manufacturers simply refuse to use sensible naming schemes and many of the best Android phones aren’t available in the US at all. Not to mention a constant push to follow Apple up whatever blind alley they happen to be going in at the time. I’m still salty about headphones jacks.
Apple fanboys are the definition of sheep
It’s ok, they’re helping me power my index fund. xD
The problem is that they have the money, we have just mouths
You can have money and still respect price-value ratios.
In other news: Water is wet
Though it should be pointed out, this article is a little wonky. No iPhone needs a thunderbolt 4 charging cable.
I don’t need any of these, I already have the USB-C cables for my laptop, that was the whole point of switching to USB-C. Also in the cover photo is that a USB-C to USB-C dongle? What use is that??
Nah it’s a $29 USB-C to Lightning dongle
That’s kinda dumb but also incredibly niche, prob low volume
I’m sure they’re hoping people will buy them to connect to existing Lightning cables for charging, but the main use would be connecting to a handful of lightning-based peripherals.
Yes, niche use.
What’s wrong with something like this?
It isn’t made by Apple, therefore it must be bad and probably will break your phone /s
There’s really nothing wrong with it, it’s just that Apple knows they can charge anything for the silliest things and a wave of mindless consumers will buy without thinking
You probably won’t get full charging speed. An actual type-c cable gives higher watts than lightning.
I have a $2 USB C cable I got off of Ali that I use to charge my laptop at 65W. It’s rated for 100W but I have no way of testing it.
It’s actually higher quality than any official apple cable I’ve used, although that’s a pretty low bar.
That sounds a bit too good to be true.
You probably won’t get full charging speed.
Then why not just use a USB C cable?
I simply can not fathom the obsession people have with Apple products when they so egregiously price gouge their customers.
Mac minis are $600.
And yet, people buy iPhones instead of 3 Mac minis.
People buy expensive Android phones too. What’s your point?
My point is that Apple is price gouging.
Neither one counter example nor whataboutism change the fact that Apple products are overpriced in general (and always have been). Or how do you explain their unparalleled profit margins?
What is ‘captive labor’ for $800, Alex
What a ridiculous argument. They make as much money as the market will bear. Anything else would be a disservice to their shareholders.
Consumers should buy the cheapest quality product the market will bear. Anything else would be a disservice to their peers.
Yeah. Well, the whole point since the top level comment has been that people are willing to pay too much for their hardware…
I give up. Stay happy with your overpriced devices.
I’m glad you give up. I’ll continue to pay for devices that provide me with an appropriate level of quality for their cost. Feel free to use whatever Android device you can afford.
A physically smaller Minisforum UM480XT with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD is $249.
The Mac Mini is a significantly better value.
No it isn’t. Do you need help understanding the numbers you’re reading?
Not at all. The Minisforum is overpriced garbage compared to the Mac Mini. They’re not even remotely comparable.
I’m sure it is. So?
Mac minis are $600.
I’m sure it is. So?
Maybe go waste someone else’s time? Child.
All this arguing aside, good job EU. Good legislation at work right there. Whether people claim it’s better or not everyone in the end wins. Single adapter used with all devices, single cable provided for charging and data transfers. Simplicity and eco friendly. Everybody wins, especially iPhone users since now they don’t have to deal with shitty cables costing 40$ which fall apart 3 months after purchase.
