comparing lightning to usb-c its like comparing **** with chocolate. No further explanations are needed. But no surprise that HERE some people will defend apple at any cost even if it will says **** is better because blablabla...
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iPhone Sticking With Lightning Port Over USB-C for 'Foreseeable Future'
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iCloud is also slow. Want to show a video to someone that you recorded that's synced to the cloud, you have to wait for it to download. That's the way it's been for me. With manual syncing, it's instantaneous.
While USB Type C does work, I do worry that the male connector itself is prone to clogging. 😒 USB-IF should have made Type C look essentially like a larger version of the Lightning connector instead.
I would hope your friends have adopted wireless chargers like mine have by now. That’s usually the case when I’m with my friends.
Learn more about Lithium Batteries and why it's not good to fast charge, then you get it. Remember the competitor has an IED version of the Note series due to this.
I have an iPad Air 2, an iPad Pro 10.5 and an iPhone 8 all with worn out lightning ports. The charging becomes flaky. Charging on and off when you move it slightly.
iPad with first generation Apple Pencil is the worst in this, because you have to charge the pencil in that lighting hole too. It really wears it out fast.
Lightning actually supports USB 3.0 ( look at older generation iPad Pro).
However for probably some unreasonable reason, Apple decided that USB 2.0 is enough for iPhone.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 problem was due to the poor design of the battery pack itself, as Samsung admitted. Modern cellphones that offer faster charging like the iPhone 8 and later support fast USB-IF PD charging, but automatically slow down the charging rate as the charge exceeds 75% to extend the life of the battery.
Clean out your ports, there's likely lint and crud in them that keeps the plug from going all the way in.
You're not providing any data to back that up.
My eGPU was $150.
So...you're saying Apple partnered up with LG to create the Ultrafine series displays to address a less-than-sizable-user-base? That's stupid.
Creative pros are "a sizable user base". Assuming you know 200 "friends" that don't USB-C natively, I can easily find a department in LA that exceeds that number that exclusively rely on at least one thunderbolt port to suit their needs.
Really, you are making yourself and your friends more important than the larger user base.
are you really going to complain about $1.90 to adapt USB-C to USB-A? https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...offerlist.normal_offer.d_title.16ffd4ffz9XOkn
How dare you.
My only desire for USB-C would be for 1) one cord to rule them all 2) I could use all my cheap, bootleg dongles on my phone, too.
No, I'm complaining about the $30+ to get just 2 USB-C ports from a single one, and the extra ports have weird limitations on them like no charging. This is why accessories are USB-A, cause you never run out of USB-A ports.
You already mentioned you and your friends don't use USB-C other than to adapt. So you don't need to spend $30+ to get more USB-C ports, just get the $1.90 hub.
Not like you're providing data either. We both know who's right, and it's undeniable that average users aren't using >20gbit/s of bandwidth on a single port.
Look at some eGPUs on Amazon. The first result has 1300 ratings. The rest have very few, like <100. Google "eGPU." Notice how the results are from TechCrunch and Reddit.
Now look at USB-C hubs. All of them at 1-10K ratings. 24K on the top one. Cheaper items too, so probably a lower % of buyers rated. Google "usb-c hub." Notice how all the results are from Amazon and mainstream news sites that normal people visit.
Ok, then that perpetuates USB-A accessories existing alongside USB-C forever. Might as well just have USB-A on the laptop to begin with.
good thing: I have lots of lightning cables and dongles. They won't go waste
bad: I can't just carry the Mac charger when traveling and use it for everything. I was thinking of switching to the samsung airpods since they have USB C. Won't bother now
bad: I can't just carry the Mac charger when traveling and use it for everything. I was thinking of switching to the samsung airpods since they have USB C. Won't bother now
Perpetuates USB-A for you while others have already moved on to USB-C only.
Again, you're putting your usage above others. Apple caters to the masses, not just you.
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Links to sold out reports is far more data than whatever you provided (nothing?).
When you don't give any data other than "your friends", that's hardly being right.
You went from "my needs" to "the 0.0001%" to "sizable user base" and to now "average users".
Moving goal posts.
Notice how it's not $1200 like you said they would be? $300 is closer to $150 than $1200.
Ratings does not equal sales.
EGPU does not equal to all use cases of TB3/USB-C.
What point are you making here?
And?
And?
I sure love getting charging, external hard drives, ethernet, 2x displays from plugging in one thing. Many others do too. See? A nice benefit to using USB-C. Can't do that with USB-A.
Considering you still have yet to provide any evidence to back up your case, and considering you seem to only factor your use case as the only case that matters (which makes no sense), I'm done. 👋
0.0001% is an exaggeration, but I'll stand by 1 in 1000. USB-C is mostly only used for adapting to other ports. Enjoy your fantasy where regular people buy eGPUs, and enjoy the dongles.Links to sold out reports is far more data than whatever you provided (nothing?).
When you don't give any data other than "your friends", that's hardly being right.
You went from "my needs" to "the 0.0001%" to "sizable user base" and to now "average users".
Moving goal posts.
Notice how it's not $1200 like you said they would be? $300 is closer to $150 than $1200.
Ratings does not equal sales.
EGPU does not equal to all use cases of TB3/USB-C.
What point are you making here?
And?
And?
I sure love getting charging, external hard drives, ethernet, 2x displays from plugging in one thing. Many others do too. See? A nice benefit to using USB-C. Can't do that with USB-A.
Considering you still have yet to provide any evidence to back up your case, and considering you seem to only factor your use case as the only case that matters (which makes no sense), I'm done. 👋
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They are clean. Apple looked over the devices and recommended whole device replacement due to worn out ports. The little springs on the sides of the lightning plug is weakened, so they don't hold the plug in.
While often attributed to abuse due to dirt, it’s also my experience that the ports wear rather easily.