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That did turn a huge number of chargers and accessories into e-waste though...
by stephen_g 11mo ago
That did turn a huge number of chargers and accessories into e-waste though...
- dialup_sounds 11mo agoLightning is just the snowcap on a mountain of Mini- and Micro-USB.
- adzm 11mo agoWith the benefit of reduced waste in the future, though
- systemtest 11mo agoChargers of that era typically had a USB A port and can still be used with an A to C cable
- avh02 11mo agoprobably offset by travellers hauling less proprietary cables with them on holidays/business trips/commutes, i now travel with basically one cable to charge almost every device yes, this is a little tongue in cheek, but i do appreciate the standardization around USB-C edit: people need to just admit their lives got better with this forced change. (this is not a reply to you, general observation)
- gruturo 11mo agoYou know you can get a lightning-to-C adapter for very little, right? Here you go, under $2 each: https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Adapter-Charging-Transfer-Connector/dp/B0D4JYJ6NX https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Adapter-Charging-Transfer-C... (probably under $1 each if you have the patience to look for them in other sites) And a lot of chargers don't have a cable built-in, they just have a USB-A or -C port - so it's just a matter of replacing the cable. But - again, if you'd rather not do even that, you're welcome to keep using your old cable with a USB-C converter
- xp84 11mo agoLIghtning due to its DRM chips (and the delicateness of Apple’s “aesthetics-first” first-party cables) was not a long-lived cable. We threw away probably 2-3 per year during the whole era. Throwing away the last couple before their natural death, when I finally eradicated Lightning from our home, was no great loss.