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The inconsistency is the most puzzling thing to me. The MacBooks and iPads have all moved to USB-C but the AirPods Pro, a recently released product, is lightnin

by cwhiz 6y ago

The inconsistency is the most puzzling thing to me. The MacBooks and iPads have all moved to USB-C but the AirPods Pro, a recently released product, is lightning. However, I think the dongle situation is fairly overblown. You don’t have to use dongles or adapters unless you just seriously hate yourself. Get a USB-C hub and plug everything into the hub.

JoshTko 6y ago
Airpods pro come with a USB-C to lightning cable.
- cwhiz 6y ago
  I found that to be an even more annoying attempt at a compromise. It's like Apple heard the complaints but completely misunderstood them.
- loxs 6y ago
  Isn't this the biggest joke of their doing? :)
petepete 6y ago
If you don't sit at a desk all day, it's remembering it that's the problem. Pre-covid I'd often want to plug into a big screen or projector in a meeting room without necessarily having planned to do so beforehand. Built in HDMI was a huge advantage for me. With my MBP it's a problem, with my ThinkPad - not so much.
- cwhiz 6y ago
  I take the "don't make me think" ethos pretty far in this regard. I keep everything (electronic) I could need for a work trip in my laptop bag. Phone and watch chargers, hubs, AC adapters, etc. I actually prefer USB-C to having a handful of generic plugs. My travel hub has HDMI, DP, VGA, and ethernet. I would be obnoxious to have all those plugs on a laptop.
  - petepete 6y ago
    Typically when in my building at work I don't like to carry more than my laptop around. I feel safer in the knowledge that I can plug into any projector/big screen in any meeting room without needing a dongle. "Oh, just give me five minutes while I run back to my desk and get my dongle" probably isn't going to cut it. That's the main reason I use my ThinkPad over my MBP for work.
- lokedhs 6y ago
  I have a Thinkpad and feel the same advantage as you. That said, the sooner conference rooms moves to all USB-C the better. That would deal with the problem of charging your laptop in a conference room as well.
statquontrarian 6y ago
I recently went looking for a USB-C hub and found very few options. Most of them are USB-A to USB-C, but I need USB-C to USB-C (multiple). There are just a handful of options on Amazon, some of which are crazy expensive.
ubermonkey 6y ago
>I think the dongle situation is fairly overblown It really is. I was salty about how early they went all-in on USB-C, but it turned out not to be much of a problem. Now it's pretty clear the whole Apple ecosystem is shifting there -- the Pro iPads were already there; now the new iPads introduced last week use it, too. I fully expect the new iPhones will be there, too -- and if not this year, then next. (Now, when they do that, the same people will scream about Apple "changing ports AGAIN," because for some people Apple cannot do anything right.) >Get a USB-C hub and plug everything into the hub. Exactly.

by cwhiz 6y ago

JoshTko 6y ago

Airpods pro come with a USB-C to lightning cable.

cwhiz 6y ago
I found that to be an even more annoying attempt at a compromise. It's like Apple heard the complaints but completely misunderstood them.
loxs 6y ago
Isn't this the biggest joke of their doing? :)

petepete 6y ago

If you don't sit at a desk all day, it's remembering it that's the problem. Pre-covid I'd often want to plug into a big screen or projector in a meeting room without necessarily having planned to do so beforehand. Built in HDMI was a huge advantage for me. With my MBP it's a problem, with my ThinkPad - not so much.

cwhiz 6y ago
I take the "don't make me think" ethos pretty far in this regard. I keep everything (electronic) I could need for a work trip in my laptop bag. Phone and watch chargers, hubs, AC adapters, etc. I actually prefer USB-C to having a handful of generic plugs. My travel hub has HDMI, DP, VGA, and ethernet. I would be obnoxious to have all those plugs on a laptop.
- petepete 6y ago
  Typically when in my building at work I don't like to carry more than my laptop around. I feel safer in the knowledge that I can plug into any projector/big screen in any meeting room without needing a dongle. "Oh, just give me five minutes while I run back to my desk and get my dongle" probably isn't going to cut it. That's the main reason I use my ThinkPad over my MBP for work.
lokedhs 6y ago
I have a Thinkpad and feel the same advantage as you. That said, the sooner conference rooms moves to all USB-C the better. That would deal with the problem of charging your laptop in a conference room as well.

statquontrarian 6y ago

I recently went looking for a USB-C hub and found very few options. Most of them are USB-A to USB-C, but I need USB-C to USB-C (multiple). There are just a handful of options on Amazon, some of which are crazy expensive.

ubermonkey 6y ago

>I think the dongle situation is fairly overblown It really is. I was salty about how early they went all-in on USB-C, but it turned out not to be much of a problem. Now it's pretty clear the whole Apple ecosystem is shifting there -- the Pro iPads were already there; now the new iPads introduced last week use it, too. I fully expect the new iPhones will be there, too -- and if not this year, then next. (Now, when they do that, the same people will scream about Apple "changing ports AGAIN," because for some people Apple cannot do anything right.) >Get a USB-C hub and plug everything into the hub. Exactly.