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It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C. They have added backlight, but still left charging/connecting to proprietary magnetic adapter.
by trymas 26d ago
It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C.
They have added backlight, but still left charging/connecting to proprietary magnetic adapter.
- embedding-shape 26d ago> It's so sad that X4 Pro does not have USB-C. Yeah, the connector they've made is absolutely bananas, wonder what they were thinking? Was there a 3rd-party docking ecosystem they were expecting to be spawned by this, or something? The magnetic connector by itself makes no sense, unless I severely misunderstand how it's supposed to be used in practice.
- 3eb7988a1663 26d agoI saw a claim that the connector was to reduce the thickness of the device. Terrible trade-off. I do not want a marginally smaller book if it means I have to worry about losing a proprietary cable.
- bonsai_spool 26d ago> proprietary magnetic adapter They're supposedly not proprietary but a standard size that's easily replaced.
- trymas 26d agoOk, though still obscure. I don’t want to looking where to order it when it’s lost or broken.
- criddell 26d agoAny guesses why they went with that connector rather than USB C?
- bonsai_spool 26d agoJust for improved thinnness; they're able to reduce about 2 mm from the thickness with the pins (and you can still technically use them for data transfer depending on how it's wired to the SoC).
- yoavm 26d agoIt is, though to be honest it bothers me less than I thought it will. The battery lasts so long that I rarely charge it.