Meh, ports break. More important that its easily reparable without breaking the bank.
We don’t repair bcs of high income employees - new >> wipe >> donate … The loss of productivity is more than the PC …Meh, ports break. More important that its easily reparable without breaking the bank.
GM lets people use DexOS.Like Apple would let anyone else use it...
Lightning is an old design that predates USB-C. It is more physically robust but that’s about it. Apple did not see fit to reinvent that wheel. USB connector quality varies greatly based on manufacturer and if the connector has a board guide and through-hole plated posts or not.Edit: If its so bad why does Macbook have USB-C/Thunderbolt and not lightning?
They are weaker than USB A ports for sure. Type B… eh it depends. Dell is probably using a cheap connector. The difference between different brands of connectors in tests I’ve done for boards I designed is massive. A Samtec or Hirose connector is typically very strong if the board and mechanical support is designed correctly. Most consumer electronics will be using some Chinese house brand connector and it’s a total crapshoot.We have lots of Dell notebooks with the USB-C ports failed …
Never had any of the larger ports fail …
80W charging on a phone is an unnecessary gimmick and probably accelerates degradation of the battery. I have designed charging circuitry for lithium polymer batteries before. That C rate is crazy, either they are terrific cells or the manufacturer just doesn’t care how they perform in 2-3 years. You might not like Apple and their ecosystem, but their quality standards are typically higher than everyone else in consumer electronics.Probably not, everything apple does just leaves bad taste in my mouth.
My phone uses VOOC 80W no need to touch slow Apple charging. Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging
Trusted 3rd party (ugreen anker etc) or OE cables and everything will be fine.
Its not like it does not already exists bad lightning cables from china.
80W charging on a phone is an unnecessary gimmick and probably accelerates degradation of the battery. I have designed charging circuitry for lithium polymer batteries before. That C rate is crazy, either they are terrific cells or the manufacturer just doesn’t care how they perform in 2-3 years. You might not like Apple and their ecosystem, but their quality standards are typically higher than everyone else in consumer electronics.
C is a mess that it is not just a physical connection but also a lot of power spec involved, as well as device driver for the "hub" to work with the OS.
I have a phone that is only using USB-C for fast charging but the speed is USB 2.0, I have a USB-C adapter that will not get above 5V as it is only for connecting a low power device, I have a USBC laptop charger, a USBC docking station, a USBC to lightning cable, etc etc. Basically, the connector itself is meaningless, but what is connecting to it means everything.
This morning I just got a USB-C to USB A / C adapter to hook a bunch of my low power device together but not hijacking my HDMI away from my docking station. I have rejected quite a few nicer stuff because they put HDMI on it, and many others with only USB A but not C (I have both USB C and USB A I have to connect).
It sounds defective.Also - the bidirectional nature of some things gets confusing. I've got one of these:
The directions weren't that clear and I had cases where I couldn't quite figure out how it worked. It was supposed to provide pass through charging while I could still use it as a hub with a computer operating off the battery. But the USB-C port only works for providing input power to a device connected through the USB-C male connector and not as a hub for USB-C device.
I've tried some weird things with it like connecting it to a USB-C power-only source. I can get it to power the USB-A ports, but then it doesn't do anything with anything connected to the USB-C port. I have tried it with a USB-C iPad where it kind of hangs there. I can't seem to connect a USB-A mouse or keyboard, but I can have it connected to a USB-C power source through a USB-C cable and then simultaneously power USB-A at the same time.
It sounds defective.
I disliked micro-B because of it's short lifespan. It was more proliferate in external drive enclosures and some phones but I felt like it got phased out of existence too fast but now I have to remember to keep a couple at work just-in-case. USB-B IMO was lame, only devices that use them now are printers but you'd think they'd all just go back to a regular USB-A.
There are Usb C to Micro usb adapters. Im using my c cables and C female to micro usb male adapters to charge older phones I use only on wifi or as mp3 players.
Just got a more rare usbc female to usbA female adapter, to charge one magnetic tailcap flashlight from a portable usb C male source.
All USB connectors love Deoxit d5. They click home with authority afterwards, and often charge at higher rates.