5 ms·

I have never had a bad experience with Bluetooth. I don't use wired headphones anymore, wireless is just better for running. That said -- I oppose eliminating

I have never had a bad experience with Bluetooth. I don't use wired headphones anymore, wireless is just better for running. That said -- I oppose eliminating this jack. My hearing disabled father relies on it for his custom monaural earpiece. Why eliminate such a functional port in the first place? As someone who took the MacBook plunge USB-C is a pain in the ass.

gambiting 10y ago
I've had almost nothing but bad experience using bluetooth. Wireless headphones - disconnect after 60 seconds of no sound, which means that at the office if I stop listening to music for a little bit(or even pause because someone is talking to me), they will switch off, so I have to turn them back on and wait 20-30 seconds for them to reconnect and sound to start playing through them again. Sony bluetooth soundbar - worse than useless. There is delay in the audio, meaning that I can't use it for videos or games, because sound plays 0.5s too late. It's ok for music I guess. My own car - the quality through bluetooth is noticeably worse than when using a 3.5mm jack, and also stops working randomly, requiring me to switch bluetooth on and off on my phone or the car or both.
ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
I am just curious to know why USB-C is a pain in the ass? The connectors are sturdy with no delicate parts like micro USB, most USB-C are USB 3 (or 3.1) with faster bandwidth and it's reversible.
- majewsky 10y ago
  The problem that the grandparent has is probably not with USB-C itself, but with the Retina MacBook having only one USB port and literally nothing else.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  Most USB type C connectors are on mobile phones which still use USB 2.0
odonnellryan 10y ago
Switched to Google Fi (pretty good service!) and the Nexus devices use USB-C: it's annoying having to buy ~4 new cables, but I do like the port a lot better.

gambiting 10y ago

I've had almost nothing but bad experience using bluetooth. Wireless headphones - disconnect after 60 seconds of no sound, which means that at the office if I stop listening to music for a little bit(or even pause because someone is talking to me), they will switch off, so I have to turn them back on and wait 20-30 seconds for them to reconnect and sound to start playing through them again. Sony bluetooth soundbar - worse than useless. There is delay in the audio, meaning that I can't use it for videos or games, because sound plays 0.5s too late. It's ok for music I guess. My own car - the quality through bluetooth is noticeably worse than when using a 3.5mm jack, and also stops working randomly, requiring me to switch bluetooth on and off on my phone or the car or both.

ganeshkrishnan 10y ago

I am just curious to know why USB-C is a pain in the ass? The connectors are sturdy with no delicate parts like micro USB, most USB-C are USB 3 (or 3.1) with faster bandwidth and it's reversible.

majewsky 10y ago
The problem that the grandparent has is probably not with USB-C itself, but with the Retina MacBook having only one USB port and literally nothing else.
dogma1138 10y ago
Most USB type C connectors are on mobile phones which still use USB 2.0

odonnellryan 10y ago

Switched to Google Fi (pretty good service!) and the Nexus devices use USB-C: it's annoying having to buy ~4 new cables, but I do like the port a lot better.