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After charger, Apple removes USB-C cable from the box(www.gizmochina.com)

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MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca
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They transitioned most of their devices to usb save the iPhone before the EU legislation went into effect.

Apple caught shit for going USB-C only on their laptops years ago.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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Exactly, and it’s still kind of annoying years later on my work laptop (2019 Macbook Pro). I got a USB hub and now I get all those other ports, but that wouldn’t have been necessary if they just gave me an HDMI and USB-A port. The newer M-series Macbook Pros went back to having HDMI, which is really nice.

I wish everything I had was the same port, but I’m not going to go out and repurchase everything to standardize on one plug.

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GamingChairModel@lemmy.world
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HDMI is a dogshit standard and everyone should’ve moved over to DisplayPort or Thunderbolt over the USB-C form factor.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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Nah, it’s totally fine, and it’s ubiquitous. Ideally, I get both, so if I’m connecting to a TV or something, I can use HDMI, and if I’m connecting to a monitor, I can use DP.

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Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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Displayport have bad connectors compared to HDMI. They break so regularly, I switched back to HDMI after every single one of those cables died.

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nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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They switched back to the much more durable MagSafe (3?) connector. I have 3 MagSafe MacBooks and one usc-c model. The only one I have issues not charging is the USB-C one, and it’s the newest by 2 years.

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