If someone's been all-in on the Apple ecosystem and until now has had a MacBook with a MagSafe charger and an iPhone and a previous gen iPad with lightning, where the hell would they have a USB-C cable from?
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New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box
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If someone's been all-in on the Apple ecosystem and until now has had a MacBook with a MagSafe charger and an iPhone and a previous gen iPad with lightning, where the hell would they have a USB-C cable from?
GMShadow
macrumors 68020
Brazil will have a 2039209% tariff on it, let me know how that's 'right'.
nutmac
macrumors 603
To be fair, you also need HDMI cable. Since Apple reduced the price considerably, I am personally okay with this move.
To be fair, the new Apple TV 4K is cheaper than the one before it, so buy a cable for $5 and stop complaining?
vegetassj4
macrumors 68020
They had to recoup the $$$ for that Pencil dongle somehow, and say they are helping the environment, and reducing the price at the same time.
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They can use one they already have, or purchase one (around $3.50 on Amazon). Easy.
I probably charge my remote twice a year. Have a feeling that's overkill as it has never run out of charge on me.
biggest father1
macrumors member
Well, I guess that’s how Apple will make up the cost for switching to USB-C. 🙄
itsmemuffins
macrumors 68040
Soon they won’t include a box either. Then they’ll just supply you with the parts and you’ll have to put the iDevices together yourself.
fwmireault
macrumors 68020
I am used for apple to being greedy, but to their credit they finally gave us an usb C port, and chances are that people already have one today anyway. I rather have a USB-C port with no charging cable (as I already have many) rather than an included lightning cable with a lightning port
belvdr
macrumors 603
My thought is they should increase the price by $5 and include it. I wonder how many consumers will miss the requirement to buy a separate cable.
oneteam
macrumors 6502a
This too much. Cable is less than $1 for them.
Unlike lighting cables, I do not have USB C cables laying around my house.
Unlike lighting cables, I do not have USB C cables laying around my house.
Isn't the whole point of the forcing apple to go to usb c meant to mean they actually DONT put cables in the box. Because everyone is meant to have one already and apple making products with a lightning port was stopping people from using the usb c cable they already had?
Otherwise why force Apple to make a usb c product?
Otherwise why force Apple to make a usb c product?
i-Liam
macrumors 6502
Timothy, stop! I can only take so much courage in one day! 🥵
My LG monitor came with both an HDMI cable and a 60w USB-C cable, to ensure you have everything you need to use it out of the box.
No HDMI cord and now not even a charging cable to a now USB-C port. Right on, Apple....
Devnul0
macrumors 6502
After years of people complaining that they have USB-C chargers and USB-C cables and don't want anything to do with Lightning, Apple provided what was asked for. I'd rather not have everything I buy come with a cable. I only have so many chargers…
It will. 2 years AFTER the first iPhone equipped with USB-C gets released.
Mrkevinfinnerty
macrumors 68040
Based on current Apple TV sales numbers that's nineteen fewer charging cables produced. Take that climate change 👊
TVreporter
macrumors 68030
Can’t include a charging cable… and still didn’t add any Find My option to locate the remote when it gets misplaced.
Couldn’t they have made this a wireless charging remote? It’s not like you’ll be charging it on a daily basis.
Lame Tim, just lame.
Couldn’t they have made this a wireless charging remote? It’s not like you’ll be charging it on a daily basis.
Lame Tim, just lame.
jdphoto
macrumors 6502
Came here to say exactly this. If a big driving force behind the EU forcing USB-C is to eliminate e-waste makes sense for apple to not include the cable. Otherwise they'd be partially (there are other reasons for the mandate like convenience of similar port) defeating the purpose of the legislation.
Also the remote switching to USB-C during this round of upgrades indicates to me this is the Apple TV that'll still be on sale by the time that mandate comes into effect.
i-Liam
macrumors 6502
To me the more annoying thing is the lack of ethernet on the cheaper model - but yeah the cost to Apple to include a cable is negligible so I understand.