I'm all for the simplicity of a USB-C standardization but the e-waste angle is a stretch. If I look at the amount of trash my family produces in a week, the rare extra cable or charger is just a rounding error in a world of plastic packaging and designed-to-fail consumer electronics.
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All the Hardware Apple Still Sells With a Lightning Port
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It's also hard to take someone seriously who describes a Lightning port as a "mouse's charging port" when the rest of the tech world has moved on to USB-C as a do-everything solution for 10+Gbps data and 180+ W power simultaneously.
Only thing I use my lightning cables for is my 2017 iPad. Other than that I just use Mag safe charger for my promax iPhone 14 It’s time to go portless
There are many devices still sold with micro usb ports.
I recently bought a ugreen USB C to 4xUSB A adapter and it has a micro usb power port. I gave it to a friend.
People need to stop being so precious.
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I wasn't talking about the mouse's charging port. I was talking about this:
Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.
Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...
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Will take a really long time before the Lightning cable is completely discontinued. A lot of Apple products use the port
What?! You telling me that Lightning cables come with a lightning connector?! 
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!
This design was introduced 14 years ago. So no, nobody was expecting for Apple to change this design at the "soonest opportunity".
I work with the mouse every day for several hours. The design is fine for me. I charge the mouse every now and then over night, and frankly I don't really care that it is using Lightning. If it had been Mini/Micro USB, I still would not care, as charging the mouse is not something I do frequently. I have a cable that fits the mouse and keyboard (labeled "desktop accessories") in my drawer. Even if Apple had introduced new Mouse and Keyboard with the latest event, I would see little reason to by these. Why would I, if the old devices work perfectly for me?
and what if AA runs out of juice in the middle of you doing something? amount of time spent swapping batteries is how long you'll need to leave it plugged in to charge up for the day. that's if you forget to plug after macOS reminds you 3-4 times to do it, meanwhile AA batteries in Magic Mouse 1st gen need to be replaced every month
see how it works? this is why Apple designs products and customers don't. because they have no clue how to make products.
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No, I have the latest Apple TV 4K and the remote is USB-C. It’s my first and so far only Apple device with USB-C. I had to buy the braided USB-C to USB-C cable separately. My next USB-C Apple device will probably be a iPad mini 7, followed by the 16 Pro.
Yes it was. Back then. And then Apple got left behind as the others leapfrogged.
The Lighting could not get faster, USB 3 with its USB-C could.
Yes that is a great idea. Now thanks to this informative article, I know which products to avoid.
What?! You telling me that Lightning cables come with a lightning connector?!
Unbelievable!
Actually most newly sold Lightning cables have USB-C connectors as well. (the other end of the cable
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Firtst gen iPad Pro used Lightning with USB 3.0 (5gbps) speeds. So no, you are incorrect. Actually it was faster than the base iPhone 14, which only does USB 2.0 speeds... over USB-C.
Same thoughts here exactly. I waited patiently for a couple years to get an updated iMac. Was all set to preorder right after the event but the Lightning peripherals completely turned me off. What a huge disappointment.
I’m hoping Apple will eventually repackage the iMac with USB-C peripherals but I’m skeptical. They can make more money selling them separately. The majority of iMac users probably don’t care and those that do will probably just purchase the new peripherals when released.
I just upgraded my kids to iPad 10’s (from the 9’s) and my wife and I just got USB-C APP 2’s (from Lightning APP 2’s) just to be able to get rid of all Lightning cables. I’ll be damned if I’m going to buy more new stuff that have a dying port on them.
Is that USB C with 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 (gen 1 or 2, or 2x2), 4 or 4.2? Or is it just charging (an entire different conversation)
It all depends on the USB C cable. USB C is a complete mess. I know what I’m getting with an authorised lightning cable.
My country doesn't have Apple Stores. Only resellers. So I guess I paid too much for it. It was $110 and to be fair, I'm not really happy with it at all.
They will come but I guess the thinking was: the sales of the iMac are through the floor prior to the refresh, we've got a huge inventory of lightning mice and keyboards in all the different colours. If we sell the old peripherals with the new refreshed computers which will get a sales boost then that will use up the existing inventory.
And then they'll launch some new peripherals with the refreshed Mac Studio or something next year. iMacs will then quietly begin shipping with the new peripherals but most people who wanted an M3 iMac will have already bought the computer, and of course you can pay Apple for the new peripherals if you want them.
I know it's depressing but it's how Tim Cook operates.
Guess you shouldn’t have ignored the multiple low battery warnings you’ve seen for a least a week. Take a break, stretch your legs, and get drink of water; five minutes of charging and you’re good for the day.
Irrelevant in a thread about BT accessories like a mouse.I wasn't talking about the mouse's charging port. I was talking about this:
Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.
Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...
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Out of interest, why didn’t you just buy some cheap USBC cable from somewhere else?
Let's not forget that Apple still sells the Beats Studio 3 with a Micro USB port for FULL PRICE....
What a joke
What a joke
