TL;DR 1.5 m cable, instead of 1 m. Color-matched and braided.

  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I like mag safe at time, but USB C charging is faster, less hot, not as bulky in the hand, and requires less outlets if everything in your home is using the same port, etc.

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      1 year ago

      It’s also wasteful if that is something you care about.

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        1 year ago

        Although, to be fair, it does kind of product extra waste in the short term. I’m definitely going to be trashing a decade of lightning crap and buying USB C cables.

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          1 year ago

          A lot of people already own a bunch of USB-C cables though. Like users of Macs, iPads, Androids, laptops, Nintendo Switch, E-readers, wireless headphones, etc.

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            1 year ago

            I have some USB C cables in the house already, but I don’t want to be crawling behind things to unplug / replug stuff or carry cables from place to place. I also want to be able to charge two things in one place at the same time. Laptop and phone. Phone and headphones, etc.

            With 2 bedside tables, 2 work desks, 2 cars, and another random living room charge spot in the house, I’m probably going to replace about 7 cables.

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              1 year ago

              Thats what usb c is for? So that you dont need to screw around with random cables? Blame apple for refusing the standard

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      1 year ago

      I guess I don’t need to use my phone when it’s charging as much as most people, or maybe just don’t use my phone as much period

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        1 year ago

        My iPhone 12 battery is kind of trash now, so using the phone plugged-in is common now.

        When my battery was fresh, I would make it to the evening, plop it down, and be done. Now I need to charge once or twice in the middle of the day, and I usually notice that I need to charge while I’m using the device.

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          My 11 still has 73% capacity, but since it’s almost always charging I never notice that it needs it. I just keep it on the charger when I’m not using it. (Which, apparently, is a lot more often than most people.)