Assuming the box will be smaller now? The previous ones had so much free space it was ridiculous.
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Apple Shipping New Apple Watches Without Power Adapter, but iPad Air Includes 20W USB-C Charger
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Samsung reportedly won’t include chargers with some phones starting next year
Apple is also rumored to exclude chargers from phone boxes.
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I think it’s illegal to buy them in most countries 🤷♂️😂
Companies now are under significant pressure from consumers and governments to do more from the environment. I’m glad to see things going in a positive direction😅
Samsung reportedly won’t include chargers with some phones starting next year
Apple is also rumored to exclude chargers from phone boxes.
The problem is people who are legitimately confused about something get mixed up with those just wanting to complain or dislike Apple. From my experience Windows tech gurus are a bit harsher when it comes to stuff like this.
Looking around my desk I see...
kindle - micro-B
Plantronics PLT headset - micro-B
Airpods (gen1) - lightning
iphone XS - lightning
Apple watch - proprietary disc to USB-A
olympus TG5 camera - micro-B
ipad mini - lightning
Anker Qi charging stand - micro-B
macbook pro - USBC
Zephyr Fire 300 running flashlight - mini-B
Aftershokz Aeropex headphones - proprietary cable to USB-A
Yep, every other device uses usb-c except the iPhone.
Granted, it'll be nice as devices migrate to USBC and we shift in that direction over time, but it's a stretch to suggest folks will be able to standardize on cabling anytime soon.
didn't realize apple made all those other products, you learn something new everyday!
I have seven compatible power adaptors in my drawer, doing nothing but taking up space for the most part. At home, everything charges off my computer via USB (or now my new USB hub), and on the road I have one of the seven adaptors that I take (which is compatible with the Apple travel kit). I could throw the rest away tomorrow and wouldn't notice the difference...and that's really Apple's point.
These things are ubiquitous after the last 10 years, all kinds of small electronics are using this stuff, including the pet waterer and feeder I bought recently...they came with USB power adaptors and a USB cable (they aren't included in the seven, they are out in the garage). Apple doesn't need to make these anymore, they are a commodity that you can borrow from someone or buy for a few bucks...you can buy six for $13 on Amazon right now.
So, really, complaining about this, or declaring you won't buy Apple products that come without a 5W USB power adaptor, is pretty silly.
These things are ubiquitous after the last 10 years, all kinds of small electronics are using this stuff, including the pet waterer and feeder I bought recently...they came with USB power adaptors and a USB cable (they aren't included in the seven, they are out in the garage). Apple doesn't need to make these anymore, they are a commodity that you can borrow from someone or buy for a few bucks...you can buy six for $13 on Amazon right now.
So, really, complaining about this, or declaring you won't buy Apple products that come without a 5W USB power adaptor, is pretty silly.
And if you want to charge both your watch and your phone overnight which I do??
then apple just needs to scrap all cables and adapters from every device they sell and from their website. i love that the same people that say this is okay are complaining about "apple one" prices. truly funny
Me too. Loving seeing those shares I bought in the 90s keep growing and growing.
Also, glad I will not get another charger to throw in my box of chargers. I have noticed a lot of companies no longer send out chargers. Amazon does not with some of its devices.
Even within the Apple ecosystem not all devices use USBC.
AppleTV4K remote - lightning
Airpods - lightning
ipad mini - lightning
Apple Magic Keyboard - lightning
Apple Magic Trackpad - lightning
and even if Apple moved everything over tomorrow, it'd still take years for folks to migrate -- even if they bought nothing but Apple products.
Yes, but why does that matter?
I really do have a drawer full of chargers. I bet I have 20. It seems every time I go to a conference they give you a powerbank with a charger. Then every couple of years when you replace a phone, earbuds, echo, Kindle, etc you get another one for each of those. Do that for a while and you get a stack of them.
FWIW, it's a good idea to begin installing these electrical outlets (vouched for by Wirecutter just last week) around your house or apartment. You don't need them for every outlet, but getting one for your bedroom and living room will make life much easier and future proof.
For 1.5x the price of an Apple 18W adapter ($29), you can add a 2-port 30W USB-C outlet ($44). Why not?
I have these in my house. We have these Levitons and they are not reliable. The charger works for a year and then die. Socket still works. I think they overheat because the faceplate covers those vents.
Perhaps you're rich enough to run out and replace all that stuff the day USBC socketed versions hit the market, but most of us aren't. We'll replace stuff on a slower basis, as we need to, and the listed items all have years of useful life remaining.
Thats a good point. I'd rather buy a third party no name cable than a no name chinese usb adapter
now that's pretty funny. we are talking about apple cutting corners to make them "richer", to then people here aren't rich enough to upgrade everything to usb-c but are okay with apple's power play move. now that is classic.
Agreed. Either they weren't brave enough to withstand the combined force of dual grievances from MacRumors Complainer-Warriors, or maybe they want to feed the publicity/social media frenzy twice by removing them at separate times. We're over 200 posts deep and that's just one thread in one forum.
I might've agreed with you a couple years ago, but I'm at about 3–6 years between upgrades and I'm almost completely on USB-C. I went from 2012 MBP to 2018 MBP, and a year later a 2014 iPad to 2018 iPad Pro (all four refurbished). My camera is USB-C, the Samsung SSD I bought five (?) years ago is USB-C. The writing was on the wall in 2015 when the MacBook was released with a single USB-C port.
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Careful, don't throw your back out with all these verbal contortions.
I've not been talking about apple cutting corners to make them richer. IMHO, I don't care whether they make an extra $1 per phone by saving the cost of a 5W single-port charger that I'll never use and can't sell for enough to be bothered doing so.