 mromeroPremium
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kudos:1 | Apple now has a Lightning to Micro USB Cable»store.apple.com/us/product/MD820···%3Dapple
Use this adapter to connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod with Lightning connector to a micro USB cable to sync and charge, or to a compatible micro USB charger to charge your device.
Considering you can get a Micro USB cable for 2 bucks might be a good thing to pick up, if you ever lose your lightning cable. |
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| said by mromero:Considering you can get a Micro USB cable for 2 bucks might be a good thing to pick up, if you ever lose your lightning cable.
Well, I'm more likely to lose the tiny adapter than the cable, and the adapter costs the same as a cable! Might as well just buy an extra cable.
Where this little adapter wins is when you're traveling and are bringing more than just Apple devices so you'll have microUSB chargers along for the ride anyway.
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 Post OpPremium
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inside out | reply to mromero
Does this mean they could have just made the jack on the device micro usb instead of the proprietary lightning jack they are forcing on everybody?
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 dirtyjefferAnons on ignore, but not due to fear.Premium
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London, ON | said by Post Op:Does this mean they could have just made the jack on the device micro usb instead of the proprietary lightning jack they are forcing on everybody?
of course they could have...i don't have any issues with the lightning connector though...i prefer it. |
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 NezmoThe name's Bond. James Bond.Premium,MVM
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And only $19. |
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 tommy3rdI Am Nuckin FutsPremium
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Clifton, NJ | reply to Post Op
said by Post Op:Does this mean they could have just made the jack on the device micro usb instead of the proprietary lightning jack they are forcing on everybody?
yes, but it wouldn't have been reversible like the lightning connector. Also, they're not forcing it on you. you don't have to buy an iphone. get another smartphone with a micro usb plug if that's what's important to you. |
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Plainfield, IN | reply to dirtyjeffer
said by dirtyjeffer:of course they could have...i don't have any issues with the lightning connector though...i prefer it.
I do too. |
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Post OpPremium
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inside out | reply to tommy3rd
said by tommy3rd:said by Post Op:Does this mean they could have just made the jack on the device micro usb instead of the proprietary lightning jack they are forcing on everybody?
yes, but it wouldn't have been reversible like the lightning connector. Also, they're not forcing it on you. you don't have to buy an iphone. get another smartphone with a micro usb plug if that's what's important to you. Thank you for pointing that out to me.
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said by tommy3rd:said by Post Op:Does this mean they could have just made the jack on the device micro usb instead of the proprietary lightning jack they are forcing on everybody?
yes, but it wouldn't have been reversible like the lightning connector. Also, they're not forcing it on you. you don't have to buy an iphone. get another smartphone with a micro usb plug if that's what's important to you. You sound defensive. |
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tommy3rdI Am Nuckin FutsPremium
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Clifton, NJ | nah. it's the same thing over and over again. apple introduces something different and people cry about it. then what do they do? they buy it anyway and cry about it some more. There are things i don't like about Apple, but I'm tied to it so I suck it up. If it comes to a point where I can't take it anymore then I'll try something else. otherwise, any kinda changes they do, I would have to live with it. |
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1 edit | Well just think, if they didn't make the lightening PORT you would've gotten a micro usb connection for $2. Now you get to 'donate' $30 per apple adapter, or $19 for micro usb adaptor... |
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Clifton, NJ | said by Metatron2008:Well just think, if they didn't make the lightening porn you would've gotten a micro usb connection for $2. Now you get to 'donate' $30 per apple adapter, or $19 for micro usb adaptor...
or not upgrade and stay with the same connectors and accessories that I already own. It was my decision to upgrade, and it was my decision to choose something with a different connector. I could have gone with a 4S, but i chose the latest one they sold, regardless of connections. |
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Post OpPremium
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inside out | reply to Metatron2008
If things start swinging away from Apple products and towards Android and PC's, this will be the turning point. There better be some cool stuff coming that a lightning connector can accomplish that a micro usb connector can't to justify this change. I was ready to get an iPhone 5 until this cable change was announced. I'm just sitting tight with my 2 year old Galaxy S for now. Apple you had me and now I'm wavering. Let's see if you can win me back. My almost 5 year old iMac will need replacing soon. There's more at stake than just the mobile and tablet market. Apple was leaps and bounds better but the competition is catching up.
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore, but not due to fear.Premium
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London, ON | if a $25 connector is holding you back from getting a great device you should enjoy for a couple of years (and utilizing a cell plan likely in the $50-$75/month, which could be a further $1200+ dollars over the course of 2 years), then i don't know what else to say, other than, it seems silly...so, if you bought a device with a MiniUSB a few years ago, did you make a big stink when it went to MicroUSB??...what about in 2 years when it goes to NanoUSB...then PicoUSB...then TurboUSB4Ti...just because MicroUSB is "standard" now, doesn't mean it will be in a couple of years...Lightning is different...so you might spend $20 on a cable instead of $2 (for some cheap knock-off that likely won't last long anyway), after investing perhaps $2000 over the course of 2 years, who cares about a $20 adapter??...seriously?
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Post OpPremium
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inside out | Seriously!? What's pissing me off is that I already have in our house several iPods, my wife's iPhone 4S and an iPad 2 and enough cables in cars and throughout the house to charge all these devices. We also have micro usb cables for kindles and a couple of android phones. Instead of using a cheap and already available cable for their new devices they chose to make a cable costing 10 times more because they can. It strikes me as insulting and petty on Apple's part to add this extra cost after already laying out serious cash for this stuff. I would want a cable at work, for the car and an extra one for the bedroom. $60 wouldn't break the bank but Apple could afford to sell them for a lot cheaper or they could have just made it a micro usb.
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| I meant to say lightening PORT, not lightening PORN. I can't believe nobody called me out on my typo lol.. |
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Post OpPremium
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inside out | said by Metatron2008:I meant to say lightening PORT, not lightening PORN. I can't believe nobody called me out on my typo lol..
Lightning porn would have been worth $20.
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said by Metatron2008:I meant to say lightening PORT, not lightening PORN. I can't believe nobody called me out on my typo lol..
I just thought that you were giving your opinion that Apple acted obscenely by making the decision to change to the lightning port. |
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