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Do you take photos or videos with a camera other than an iDevice? I do, and I have to use a dongle every time to transfer data. Those wifi SD cards are a joke.
by manmal 6y ago
Do you take photos or videos with a camera other than an iDevice? I do, and I have to use a dongle every time to transfer data. Those wifi SD cards are a joke.
I agree that they should not remove USB-C charging. People by now have powerbanks, or USB-C ports in their car that would stop working. However, my daily driver still is the 87W charger that came with the MBP, for the simple reason that it’s the fastest option to charge. I‘d be glad if they switched that to MagSafe - just yesterday, one of my kids almost pulled the MBP from a table while I was looking away.
- tornato7 6y agoMy camera, like many modern ones, has USB-C and can transfer photos over Wi-Fi, so I find it pretty convenient to connect to a Mac.
- MrRiddle 6y agoSome, but not most. And cameras have a lot longer life than other tech, so my guess would be that 99% of cameras in use don’t have the ability to connect via USB-C.
- mbirth 6y agoJust permanently stick a tiny USB-A to USB-C adapter on the cable and they instantly do have the ability to connect via USB-C. It's that easy!
- manmal 6y agoCameras have SD cards instead of internal storage for a reason - plugging in the whole camera is often cumbersome or in some scenarios not possible.
- knolan 6y agoWhile Image Capture is fine the transfer speeds directly from camera are usually poor. Cameras also have CF and now CFexpress. I’ve personally never used an SD card in any of my cameras so USB card readers have been part of my workflow for many many years. It’s a difficult one to get right. Moving to all in on USB-C TB achieves pleasing nobody equally.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoMaybe I’m being naive, but when a common IO interface has been pretty much standardized for several years, I’m confused by why people are asking the companies dedicated to the standard to make exceptions and not asking the companies stuck on exceptions to adopt the standards.
- tomjen3 6y agoBecause replacing a DSLR is really expensive, but an SD card port is cheap. And even if it worked with USB-C, I would still need a cable between them.
- ericmay 6y agoWe have a dslr and just use a USB-C cable. It’s much more convenient for me than the SD card is. I can also use it with an iPad.
- MrRiddle 6y agoHow do I plug in a storage device without it sticking out if it’s not an SD card in an SD port?
- Geee 6y agoWith a really small USB-C memory stick that fits completely in the hole.
- lostapathy 6y agoDo those exist? If so, link please.
- Geee 6y agoThere are ones that fit almost completely in a USB-A port. https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-64GB-Cruzer-Flash-Drive/dp/B07MDXBTL1/ https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-64GB-Cruzer-Flash-Drive/dp/B0... Maybe we'll see one for USB-C some day.
- thrwyoilarticle 6y agoNo, I don't. So why should I sacrifice space for my battery to accommodate those who do?
- greedo 6y agoThe amount of extra battery space would be insignificant. Plus with the expected battery life on new MBPs with M1 chips, you'll have plenty of juice.