Am I the only one who still has nothing using USB-C?
I have a single USB-C cable for my laptop display and that’s really it. Charging is still done via barrel plug. Headphones/phone/iPad are lightning, watch is it’s own thing and all my pc peripherals still use micro-b. I seem to have more devices using usb-A than usb-C.
I’ll probably end up sticking with my 14 because lightning is less of a hassle than switching all my cords and not being able to charge things I need.
I can believe it if the only devices you have upgraded in the last 5 years is your iphone. Everything else has been on usb C for a while. Including mac books, iPads, android phones, windows laptops and even game consoles
iPad bought 2 years ago and iPhone this year are the only major wireless devices I own. Bought my first Gen AirPods Pro’s years ago. All of them are on lightning.
My laptop is from 2017 and I really don’t plan on updating it. I’m a PC gamer, so wireless stuff isn’t something I see or buy frequently. Everything is hardwired with USB-B when I get things.
Yeah you might be the only one. Btw your laptop can also charge over USB-C instead of the barrel jack.
You could buy one high powered usb charger and attach a USBC to lighting adapter to the end of it and you’ll only have to carry one charger when traveling.
Btw your laptop can also charge over USB-C instead of the barrel jack.
Charging laptops through type C is one of the biggest conveniences ever introduced. Now I don’t even want to take my 2015 notebook from my in-law (despite being faster) because I can’t hook it into an all-in-one dock unlike my 2021 lappie.
Laptop actively loses power when plugged into the monitor, so not really.
I barely travel. It’s about replacing the 10+ chargers I have in my house, car, work and bags. I also don’t get the want for one charger. It’s annoying as hell to only have 1 charger. I’d rather have an individual one for every device tbh
It’s less about having one physical charger and more about having one charging cable standard so you’re not wanting for one cable when you mistakenly grabbed another…. You can have 50 charging cables and 50 bricks for all 50 of your devices if you’d like. The convenience comes with the fact that they all take the same connector. Standardization simplifies life and actually will make upgrading cheaper because you’re not locked into a proprietary standard.
I can completely empathize with not wanting to update all of your chargers, but as someone who has recently gone through part of it, I’m 110% onboard with everything being unified like this.
I like everything having their own tbh. Everything has its own charger in a specific spot. I don’t really find any convenience in having one connector. I genuinely would rather have individual connectors.
I mean I definitely travel with more than one, but it’s nice knowing that I don’t have to worry about forgetting to pack a specific charger for that one specific thing and only realizing it when it’s too late.
Your monitor might not be supplying your laptop with power, but that doesn’t mean it can’t do it. If it can output to a display, then it is a thunderbolt port and can definitely charge it.
Monitor can’t provide enough power for the laptop. It was explicitly labeled as not power delivery when I bought the monitor. The output isn’t enough to charge a 2017 gaming laptop with a D-GPU.
Yup, you’re the only one. I’ve been on USB-C for five years now. Just gotta replace my cannabis vape, and I’ll be free of Micro-USB for good. Even a good portion of my PC peripherals use USB-C now. I’d ditch USB-A entirely if I could but unfortunately my motherboard only has 4 C ports*.
I just bought a portable fan for my tent that charges via USB-C. Almost everything is on it now (headphones, earbuds, battery bank, laptop, GoPro, drone…) except my iPhone and an old, mini keyboard/touchpad.
Am I the only one who still has nothing using USB-C?
I have a single USB-C cable for my laptop display and that’s really it. Charging is still done via barrel plug. Headphones/phone/iPad are lightning, watch is it’s own thing and all my pc peripherals still use micro-b. I seem to have more devices using usb-A than usb-C.
I’ll probably end up sticking with my 14 because lightning is less of a hassle than switching all my cords and not being able to charge things I need.
You are describing the problem they are trying to solve.
Except instead of solving it they’re making it worse. I have to replace everything now.
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I can believe it if the only devices you have upgraded in the last 5 years is your iphone. Everything else has been on usb C for a while. Including mac books, iPads, android phones, windows laptops and even game consoles
iPad bought 2 years ago and iPhone this year are the only major wireless devices I own. Bought my first Gen AirPods Pro’s years ago. All of them are on lightning.
My laptop is from 2017 and I really don’t plan on updating it. I’m a PC gamer, so wireless stuff isn’t something I see or buy frequently. Everything is hardwired with USB-B when I get things.
Yeah you might be the only one. Btw your laptop can also charge over USB-C instead of the barrel jack.
You could buy one high powered usb charger and attach a USBC to lighting adapter to the end of it and you’ll only have to carry one charger when traveling.
Charging laptops through type C is one of the biggest conveniences ever introduced. Now I don’t even want to take my 2015 notebook from my in-law (despite being faster) because I can’t hook it into an all-in-one dock unlike my 2021 lappie.
Laptop actively loses power when plugged into the monitor, so not really.
I barely travel. It’s about replacing the 10+ chargers I have in my house, car, work and bags. I also don’t get the want for one charger. It’s annoying as hell to only have 1 charger. I’d rather have an individual one for every device tbh
It’s less about having one physical charger and more about having one charging cable standard so you’re not wanting for one cable when you mistakenly grabbed another…. You can have 50 charging cables and 50 bricks for all 50 of your devices if you’d like. The convenience comes with the fact that they all take the same connector. Standardization simplifies life and actually will make upgrading cheaper because you’re not locked into a proprietary standard.
I can completely empathize with not wanting to update all of your chargers, but as someone who has recently gone through part of it, I’m 110% onboard with everything being unified like this.
I like everything having their own tbh. Everything has its own charger in a specific spot. I don’t really find any convenience in having one connector. I genuinely would rather have individual connectors.
That’s just you then, dude.
I like being able to use my the same charger universally with my and my families:
I detest the:
This is great stuff.
Honestly I can say I have none of those things. My (brand new 2-3 years ago) iPad is still lightning.
Lightning works great as a power delivery system. That’s all I need it for, and it does that as well as I need.
I mean I definitely travel with more than one, but it’s nice knowing that I don’t have to worry about forgetting to pack a specific charger for that one specific thing and only realizing it when it’s too late.
Your monitor might not be supplying your laptop with power, but that doesn’t mean it can’t do it. If it can output to a display, then it is a thunderbolt port and can definitely charge it.
Monitor can’t provide enough power for the laptop. It was explicitly labeled as not power delivery when I bought the monitor. The output isn’t enough to charge a 2017 gaming laptop with a D-GPU.
Yup, you’re the only one. I’ve been on USB-C for five years now. Just gotta replace my cannabis vape, and I’ll be free of Micro-USB for good. Even a good portion of my PC peripherals use USB-C now. I’d ditch USB-A entirely if I could but unfortunately my motherboard only has 4 C ports*.
I just bought a portable fan for my tent that charges via USB-C. Almost everything is on it now (headphones, earbuds, battery bank, laptop, GoPro, drone…) except my iPhone and an old, mini keyboard/touchpad.