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Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters
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Even if they did, the TB3 "issue" and the USB3 wifi dropping has turned me enough off, that I'll wait till next model (unless my 2011 model drops dead). Maybe they improve the USB3 situation, wifi access points seems to have a solution to reduce the issue to almost zero (according to the link in the wifi issue thread).
New PC ad...
Guy sets down his Windows Portable and plugs something in and begins working.
A different guy sets down a MacBook Pro, gets out an adapter and plugs it in, gets out another adapter and plugs it into the first adapter, gets out a 3rd adapter and plugs it into the 2nd adapter, gets out his device and plugs it into the last adapter.
Camera pans out, and behold the inelegant mess around the Mac.
Meanwhile, the PC user is already done with his task and walking away. The Mac user having only just gotten his machine started up.
MacBook Pro, thin and light because you need the extra space in your bag (for all the adapters).
This really is going to be the easiest Mac ever for PC makers to compete against.
Guy sets down his Windows Portable and plugs something in and begins working.
A different guy sets down a MacBook Pro, gets out an adapter and plugs it in, gets out another adapter and plugs it into the first adapter, gets out a 3rd adapter and plugs it into the 2nd adapter, gets out his device and plugs it into the last adapter.
Camera pans out, and behold the inelegant mess around the Mac.
Meanwhile, the PC user is already done with his task and walking away. The Mac user having only just gotten his machine started up.
MacBook Pro, thin and light because you need the extra space in your bag (for all the adapters).
This really is going to be the easiest Mac ever for PC makers to compete against.
Apple makes a zillion $ on their patented lightening cables that fall apart unless handled with the utmost care. They're never going to put generic USB-C in an iPhone. That would be throwing away millions & millions of dollars. Never gunna happen.
The iPhone plug will always be proprietary.
The iPhone plug will always be proprietary.
I doubt that anyone at Apple reads forums.
They do, however, likely read the reviews of all the demo units they've shipped out to journalists and bloggers, and most have said the same things.
Sorry, but if your not using wireless by now, i have no sympathy for you. DO you also wash your dishes by hand instead of using a device called a dishwasher?? LOL
Not everyone uses their laptop to Facebook at Starbucks. For example, in a lot of industries WIFI is disallowed and people in infosec need to packet capture via RJ45.
Need to get that TM'ed and get it on Fark and Reddit the such to propel the product line. As they say "Behold the power of Fark"
since there is a price drop wonder if i should get the usb c to lightning adapter even though i got the usb c to usb a adapter?
Many people will be ignorant to the fact that you do NOT have to get your USB-C adapters from Apple. It's not a proprietary standard like Lightning. My $30 Anker 3 USB3.0 + 1 HDMI + usb-c power adapter I got from Amazon works perfectly on the macbook.
Only fools shop from Apple.com for non-Apple stuff. Even Apple stuff I prefer to get from resellers for cheaper.
Only fools shop from Apple.com for non-Apple stuff. Even Apple stuff I prefer to get from resellers for cheaper.
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How about calling it the "Donglebook Pro"?
That is the biggest slap in the face IMO. You cannot freaking plug an iPhone or iPad into a MB or MBP without a freaking adapter that does not come with the laptop. It's truly utter & complete douchebaggery & ignorance. At the VERY least they should include the now $9 standard USB adapter.
Only if you're in a spreadsheet/word office. We are wired atleast 1Gb/s to everything with 100Gbs/s or fiber between buildings / Lab / Server room. Only wifi we have is for guests and that doesn't touch our internal network.
Yep, or we need to move more data than a web page.
Sorry, but if your not using wireless by now, i have no sympathy for you. DO you also wash your dishes by hand instead of using a device called a dishwasher?? LOL
Some of us have gigabit internet at home and would like to... you know... take advantage of that? And even if you don't have gigabit internet, unless you're reasonably near your router, you're likely not maxing out your e.g. 150Mbit internet connection. Also, wifi is unreliable. Everyone knows that. And latency is worse..
The list of reasons is endless.
2007: Does anyone else feel like it's complete bull crap that that Apple embraces USB-C on macs, but still forces 30-pin port on the phones when the standard for all new phones is in fact, USB-mini.
2012: Does anyone else feel like it's complete bull crap that that Apple embraces USB-C on macs, but still forces lightning port on the phones when the standard for all new phones is in fact, USB-micro.
2016: Does anyone else feel like it's complete bull crap that that Apple embraces USB-C on macs, but still forces lightning port on the phones when the standard for all new phones is in fact, USB-C.
There's a number of bad USB-C cables/dongles out there, including some that actually fry machines. Buyer beware.
I'm pretty sure every single user will need a USB to USB-C adapter, so yeah, I agree.