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> but USB-C is going to mean I can get rid of all these lightning cables. that's something i never cared about. whether i carry 1 usbc and 1 lightning or 2 usb

by kmlx 3y ago

> but USB-C is going to mean I can get rid of all these lightning cables. that's something i never cared about. whether i carry 1 usbc and 1 lightning or 2 usbc, it's still 2 cables.

mgsk 3y ago
Crazy idea: now you can carry one cable.
- kalupa 3y ago
  only if you want to charge things one by one ...
- saiya-jin 3y ago
  Even crazier - outside US its massively easier to find usbc cable compared to lightning. I hope those frequent days when some (usually the same but now always) colleague is running desperately around the office interrupting everybody looking for one will be finally over.
  - rootusrootus 3y ago
    I don't understand this. When traveling internationally I've never had a problem locating a Lightning cable. Though I have to mention, you shouldn't really shop for cables when you're traveling and need a new one. First stop by the front desk, they usually have a huge pile of charging cables people have left behind.
    - prmoustache 3y ago
      Anyone who has worked in an office outside of the USA has experienced the annoying iphone user asking everyone for a cable to charge his phone because he lost/broke/forgot it. And not all the offices are close to a shop selling those kind of things nor do these persons feel they might be better off going shopping for one directly instead of disrupting a non negligible amount of workers. I don't even know why people have to charge their phone midday and can't wait. Even when I am going out and extending the night until dawn, I usually have battery left until I go to bed.
- not_your_vase 3y ago
  I have a feeling that he wasn't carrying the USB-C cable because he expected some kind of guerilla-connector-change suddenly on the iPhone in his pocket, but it is being used with another device.
- kmlx 3y ago
  what if i've got multiple devices that need charging at the same time? like i always do all the time when travelling.
  - wds 3y ago
    If one breaks, then the other cable can carry both.
    - kmlx 3y ago
      if one breaks i go out and buy another. the requirement to charge multiple devices at the same time is still there.
- sneak 3y ago
  The cable I carry is a trident cable with USB A on one end (with a tethered a-c adapter) and lighting, micro, and C on the other end.
- HumblyTossed 3y ago
  Can already do that. I have an adapter tethered to the cable.
bondant 3y ago
But if you know you won't need to charge them simultaneously, then you can only carry one cable. For instance, I'm happy that my new laptop can charge on usb-c, so now I don't need you bring a charger for my switch and a different one for my laptop. I just take the smallest one and charge my laptop and switch with it (but not at the same time). I'm happy to know that I will be able to ditch the lightning cable for my next apple smartphone and only keep a single cable for my three devices.

by kmlx 3y ago

> but USB-C is going to mean I can get rid of all these lightning cables. that's something i never cared about. whether i carry 1 usbc and 1 lightning or 2 usbc, it's still 2 cables.

mgsk 3y ago

Crazy idea: now you can carry one cable.

kalupa 3y ago
only if you want to charge things one by one ...
saiya-jin 3y ago
Even crazier - outside US its massively easier to find usbc cable compared to lightning. I hope those frequent days when some (usually the same but now always) colleague is running desperately around the office interrupting everybody looking for one will be finally over.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  I don't understand this. When traveling internationally I've never had a problem locating a Lightning cable. Though I have to mention, you shouldn't really shop for cables when you're traveling and need a new one. First stop by the front desk, they usually have a huge pile of charging cables people have left behind.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    Anyone who has worked in an office outside of the USA has experienced the annoying iphone user asking everyone for a cable to charge his phone because he lost/broke/forgot it. And not all the offices are close to a shop selling those kind of things nor do these persons feel they might be better off going shopping for one directly instead of disrupting a non negligible amount of workers. I don't even know why people have to charge their phone midday and can't wait. Even when I am going out and extending the night until dawn, I usually have battery left until I go to bed.
not_your_vase 3y ago
I have a feeling that he wasn't carrying the USB-C cable because he expected some kind of guerilla-connector-change suddenly on the iPhone in his pocket, but it is being used with another device.
kmlx 3y ago
what if i've got multiple devices that need charging at the same time? like i always do all the time when travelling.
- wds 3y ago
  If one breaks, then the other cable can carry both.
  - kmlx 3y ago
    if one breaks i go out and buy another. the requirement to charge multiple devices at the same time is still there.
sneak 3y ago
The cable I carry is a trident cable with USB A on one end (with a tethered a-c adapter) and lighting, micro, and C on the other end.
HumblyTossed 3y ago
Can already do that. I have an adapter tethered to the cable.

bondant 3y ago

But if you know you won't need to charge them simultaneously, then you can only carry one cable. For instance, I'm happy that my new laptop can charge on usb-c, so now I don't need you bring a charger for my switch and a different one for my laptop. I just take the smallest one and charge my laptop and switch with it (but not at the same time). I'm happy to know that I will be able to ditch the lightning cable for my next apple smartphone and only keep a single cable for my three devices.