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> - If you buy a new macbook and a new iPhone, you can't physically connect them Yes, you can. Get a USB C to Lightning cable or just a simple USB A to USB C a
by maratd 10y ago
> - If you buy a new macbook and a new iPhone, you can't physically connect them
Yes, you can. Get a USB C to Lightning cable or just a simple USB A to USB C adapter. Here's 2 for 7 bucks:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EL4PVFE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EL4PVFE/ref=oh_aui_de...
> - If you buy standard aux headphones, you have to keep track of the tiny dongle
Or buy lots of tiny dongles and keep them attached to your headphones? Honestly I just use the lightning set included with the phone.
> - You can't charge your iPhone while using wired headphones
Yes, you can.
https://smile.amazon.com/Lightning-Adapter-Charger-Earphones-Control/dp/B01MFCXICJ/ref=sr_1_1 https://smile.amazon.com/Lightning-Adapter-Charger-Earphones...
> - No more Macsafe chargers which have saved me so many times
Not quite true:
https://smile.amazon.com/USB-C-Magnetic-Adapter-MacBook-Aluminum/dp/B01MTU8UT4/ref=sr_1_3 https://smile.amazon.com/USB-C-Magnetic-Adapter-MacBook-Alum...
> - A touchbar that I'm sure I could get used to, but haven't seen a compelling use case yet
Ok, you get one. I don't see a point to it either.
So yeah, you'll need to buy some accessories and yeah, Apple should have included all of that stuff at no cost ... buy hey, they're probably making big $$$ on the dongles they sell directly.
- saurik 10y agoI noticed the amperage on that adapter looked wrong, and in fact one of the only two reviews points this out: "DANGER: Cannot handle wattage of Macbook Pro power charging" "The specs for this say it handles 2.1 amps at 5 volts. That equals 10.5 Watts. The Apple 2016 Macbook Pro has either a 61 Watt or 87 Watt charger." ""At best this cable will reduce your charging speed by a factor of 6-8 times. That's why it cannot even charge the computer while you're actually using it." If you have the 12" MacBook (as I do), this one supposedly works (it is from a legit company and claims to handle 60W, which is sadly for this thread just short of the 13" MacBook Pro), but it is extremely large and looks really annoying :/. (Check out pictures of the actual connector in the reviews, or on the product page of some other website than Amazon.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CQTK6GU/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CQTK6GU/
- maratd 10y agoYeah, I noticed that after I posted it. Griffin is also a reputable company, I'd definitely grab the one you posted over the one I found.
- slantyyz 10y agoI think the parent meant he couldn't do all that stuff sans dongle/adapter. I don't ever remember a Mac where you had to buy a pile of cables to just to use it with common non-legacy stuff (wired mouse, usb keys, phone charger etc.) you already have. I'm guessing that only a small percentage of people already had any USB-C devices at the time they bought a new MBP.