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USB-C is great, but honestly I'm not transmitting data via the port, nor do I care about charging speed. Then it becomes weird that I still have to carry a ligh

by enoch2090 3y ago

USB-C is great, but honestly I'm not transmitting data via the port, nor do I care about charging speed. Then it becomes weird that I still have to carry a lightning cable for my Airpods.Would be a huge plus if I can just carry one cable while traveling someday.

fps-hero 3y ago
I can’t believe they just released the Gen 2 AirPods without updating the charge port to USB-C, especially given the iPhone changeover has been telegraphed for over a year. It’s like they learnt nothing from the MacBook USB-C transition.
- solardev 3y ago
  The re-released Gen 2 Airpods PRO, at least, now have USB-C! https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro
  - incongruity 3y ago
    I wish I could just buy the case (and have it work with my existing pros)
    - dontdoxxme 3y ago
      Also individual airpods please, for those of us, who, have, ahem, washed an airpod. (Secondhand case, sure, secondhand airpod... ew)
    - axman6 3y ago
      They used to sell the case, and each airpod separately (with the total for all three being the same as a new pair), but it looks like they stopped? It was very useful when I ran over my airpods case with my LandCruiser, and it got a bit wonky (but was amazingly still fully functional).
      - bombcar 3y ago
        You have to go through support in my experience to buy them. I wonder if the new case works with the old pods.
    - enoch2090 3y ago
      And I wish I could just trade the Type-C case with my lightning case (with at most a tiny refurbishing fee), there are a lot of people who just bought the Airpods pro 2 last or this year and not likely to purchase again in 2 yrs
      - solardev 3y ago
        That'd be nice, huh?
- tough 3y ago
  the new airpods do have usb-c no?
solardev 3y ago
I'm thinking of selling my Airpods and getting the USB-C version myself (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro). Even as an Android user, I looooove those Airpods. They're so much more comfortable than the Android ones
- repler 3y ago
  But no lossless audio support yet! Different colors and lossless audio, there’s the home run
  - solardev 3y ago
    That's okay, at this age my ears don't support lossless audio either!
- themeiguoren 3y ago
  Looks like they’re going for $140 on Swappa, so that’s essentially $110 for the USB-C upgrade and fresh batteries.

fps-hero 3y ago

I can’t believe they just released the Gen 2 AirPods without updating the charge port to USB-C, especially given the iPhone changeover has been telegraphed for over a year. It’s like they learnt nothing from the MacBook USB-C transition.

solardev 3y ago
The re-released Gen 2 Airpods PRO, at least, now have USB-C! https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro
- incongruity 3y ago
  I wish I could just buy the case (and have it work with my existing pros)
  - dontdoxxme 3y ago
    Also individual airpods please, for those of us, who, have, ahem, washed an airpod. (Secondhand case, sure, secondhand airpod... ew)
  - axman6 3y ago
    They used to sell the case, and each airpod separately (with the total for all three being the same as a new pair), but it looks like they stopped? It was very useful when I ran over my airpods case with my LandCruiser, and it got a bit wonky (but was amazingly still fully functional).
    - bombcar 3y ago
      You have to go through support in my experience to buy them. I wonder if the new case works with the old pods.
  - enoch2090 3y ago
    And I wish I could just trade the Type-C case with my lightning case (with at most a tiny refurbishing fee), there are a lot of people who just bought the Airpods pro 2 last or this year and not likely to purchase again in 2 yrs
    - solardev 3y ago
      That'd be nice, huh?
tough 3y ago
the new airpods do have usb-c no?

solardev 3y ago

I'm thinking of selling my Airpods and getting the USB-C version myself (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MTJV3AM/A/airpods-pro). Even as an Android user, I looooove those Airpods. They're so much more comfortable than the Android ones

repler 3y ago
But no lossless audio support yet! Different colors and lossless audio, there’s the home run
- solardev 3y ago
  That's okay, at this age my ears don't support lossless audio either!
themeiguoren 3y ago
Looks like they’re going for $140 on Swappa, so that’s essentially $110 for the USB-C upgrade and fresh batteries.