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AlternateAccount posted:Apple chargers are literally the best engineered and cleanest outputting devices of their type on the market This. Also neither Anker nor Aukey chargers come with cables. So its not just an Apple thing.
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MarcusSA posted:This. Or at the other end; recently bought a fairly expensive Belkin Qi charge for a few things ; it came with a USB-A cable but no power brick;; guess its far easier to make for the global market this way.. also just a warning note to not use a 5W charger or minimum 10++.
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MarcusSA posted:This. Their 30W wall wort is also $16. It's less about an expectation that a charger come with a cable, and more that $30 is too much for JUST the charger. Nobody's gonna be able to convince me there's anything special enough about any 18W charger that it should be $50 for it and a cable.
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Sep 13, 2020 11:47
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and frankly, apple's cables have a tendency to wear out. i'm not that hard on them, especially these days with work travel gone. and they still tend to work, at least, even with they look ratty as heck. i've bought enough apple devices that came with chargers at this point; i could always use more cables than chargers
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I’ve got a lightning cable that’s been in daily use since I got my original ipad air and it’s in perfect condition. My girlfriend went through 2-3 cables per year until I bought these https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/the-ar...ct-53454262462/ (it’s been 18 months on the same cable now!) Her sneakers also seem to wear out a lot faster than mine and I’m convinced there’s a connection.
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KingEup posted:I’ve got a lightning cable that’s been in daily use since I got my original ipad air and it’s in perfect condition. My girlfriend went through 2-3 cables per year until I bought these https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/the-ar...ct-53454262462/ (it’s been 18 months on the same cable now!) Her sneakers also seem to wear out a lot faster than mine and I’m convinced there’s a connection. i mean, congratulations? yes. i too have ios cables that have survived longer than others. unfortunately my so is similarly cable-competent and so i cannot lord it over them. let's talk about why you think your girlfriend is unable to use shoes properly
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I mean, some people drag their feet when they walk, which definitely does not help with a shoes’ longevity. Or maybe she just has an aura that makes things decay near her. Is shoe rubber similar to the rubber gaskets on lightning cables? Maybe she makes rubber decay? It’s probably magic, is what I’m saying.
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KingEup posted:My girlfriend went through 2-3 cables per year quote:Her sneakers also seem to wear out a lot faster quote:I’m convinced there’s a connection.
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SaturdayKnight posted:I mean, some people drag their feet when they walk, which definitely does not help with a shoes’ longevity. Or maybe she just has an aura that makes things decay near her. Is shoe rubber similar to the rubber gaskets on lightning cables? Maybe she makes rubber decay? It’s probably magic, is what I’m saying. there was a definitely a period of time in my twenties where i wondered if i somehow emitted a field that increased entropy
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I used to think I somehow killed watches, so I stopped wearing them for like 15 years. Fortunately, that seems to have done it, since my fruit watch is still going.
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Who wants to create the Event Thread?
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Binary Badger posted:Who wants to create the Event Thread? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3940524
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holy crap! Colors! They come in colors now!
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I like that blue
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priznat posted:I like that blue I want the iPad Air in this color.
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Legit tempted to upgrade from my 2016 pro to the new air.
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Matt Zerella posted:Legit tempted to upgrade from my 2016 pro to the new air. I'm thinking this also. I want to wait for the mini-led Pros but the new blue is drat tempting.
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Matt Zerella posted:Legit tempted to upgrade from my 2016 pro to the new air. TouchID on the lock button seems like it'd be clumsy to me. Lots of putting my finger on the button to unlock but oops i pressed too hard and now I locked it again. It seems like it'd be nice on the iPhone (or iPad Pro) as a complement to FaceID but as the only authentication method on the device I'm not too sure
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I just said this in the event thread, but wanna see new MacBooks in those iPad colors
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OldSenileGuy posted:TouchID on the lock button seems like it'd be clumsy to me. Lots of putting my finger on the button to unlock but oops i pressed too hard and now I locked it again. It would take some getting used to for sure but, id love to get that sweet new pro form factor and new pencil support. Plus my 2016's battery is not as good as it used to be.
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We have close to 10 devices that use lightning plugs and zero that use USB-C. Bleh. Hope this 10.5 Pro lasts a while.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:We have close to 10 devices that use lightning plugs and zero that use USB-C. Bleh. Hope this 10.5 Pro lasts a while. I can't wait for the day all Apple stuff is usb c  The new Air is usb c right? Is the new base model?
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sourdough posted:The new Air is usb c right? Is the new base model? Air is usb-c, iPad base model is lightning. If anyone is curious about education pricing: iPad 32GB is $309, Base iPad 128GB is $409, iPad Air 64GB is $549. 32GB isn't enough storage anymore. Even $199 Android phones come with 64GB now.
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Is the key typing on the PIN entry dialog throttled to prevent automated typing or something? I just hammered mine in, and I hear six clicks but only five digits make it, unless I'm going slower.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Is the key typing on the PIN entry dialog throttled to prevent automated typing or something? I just hammered mine in, and I hear six clicks but only five digits make it, unless I'm going slower. edit: Whoops, I mean on the iPhone, but the point still stands!
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clean the donut glaze off of your screens
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Combat Pretzel posted:Is the key typing on the PIN entry dialog throttled to prevent automated typing or something? I just hammered mine in, and I hear six clicks but only five digits make it, unless I'm going slower. whether bug or intentional it’s annoying as gently caress and happens constantly on my iPads Last Chance posted:clean the donut glaze off of your screens ew
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I'm planning on getting an iPad soon, and I know I want more than 64gb of storage. Since the 256gb iPad Air 4 and the 128gb iPad Pro 11" are only $50 apart, which one would be the better value? I don't plan on using it for anything professional, mostly just goofing off, reading comics, and drawing with the Apple Pencil.
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Grant DaNasty posted:I'm planning on getting an iPad soon, and I know I want more than 64gb of storage. Since the 256gb iPad Air 4 and the 128gb iPad Pro 11" are only $50 apart, which one would be the better value? Since you aren't going to go out right now I'd wait for some reviews and see how the new air stacks up against the pro. I get the feeling the Air is gonna give the pro a run for its money with the new chip.
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The new iPad Air seems more complete and better than the iPad Pro in every way (for now), for me it'd be an easy decision to go for the iPad Air.
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Last Chance posted:The new iPad Air seems more complete and better than the iPad Pro in every way (for now), for me it'd be an easy decision to go for the iPad Air. FWIW the screen on the pro is still better. For some people that could be a big deal.
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Grant DaNasty posted:I'm planning on getting an iPad soon, and I know I want more than 64gb of storage. Since the 256gb iPad Air 4 and the 128gb iPad Pro 11" are only $50 apart, which one would be the better value? The new Air has the upgraded chip. The Pro chip has two more cores but is slower and you’ll see no benefit unless you’re using it for photo processing or other extreme processor heavy things. Even then you’ll probably won’t notice. The Pro has the slightly better screen being 120Hz but with what you’re doing it’ll be a waste. For 99.9% of the people out there it’s a waste so don’t feel you’re missing out. The Pro also has an ultra wide lens which has no use on an iPad to begin with. The Air is the way to go.
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jabro posted:The new Air has the upgraded chip. The Pro chip has two more cores but is slower and you’ll see no benefit unless you’re using it for photo processing or other extreme processor heavy things. Even then you’ll probably won’t notice. Yep, the screen difference was the main thing I was wondering about. Right now I'm leaning towards the Air 4.
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Grant DaNasty posted:Yep, the screen difference was the main thing I was wondering about. Right now I'm leaning towards the Air 4. TBF if you don’t see them side by side you probably wouldn’t notice.
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Grant DaNasty posted:Yep, the screen difference was the main thing I was wondering about. Right now I'm leaning towards the Air 4. Unless you want the 12.9 inch screen, Air is probably the right choice. I'm sure early 2021 is going to bring an A14X Mini-LED Pro, but you're gonna pay double.
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ultrawide lenses are more useful on an ipad than an iphone because (at least, i am) more likely to take a picture of something in my house or office with an ipad because it's at hand. honestly i know this thread falls over itself to talk about how cameras on tablets are literally the stupidest thing on the planet but like usual, it's all a failure of imagination. i'm a big photo nerd and i still take pictures with my ipad almost every day.
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Super loving excited to replace my iPad 7 with the 8. I picked up the 32GB version this past June and, while it's nice...I'd love more storage so I'm going for the 128GB 8th gen.
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If anyone "upgrades" from an Air2 to an iPad8 I'd appreciate hearing whether you find the screen noticeably worse/different.
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~Coxy posted:If anyone "upgrades" from an Air2 to an iPad8 I'd appreciate hearing whether you find the screen noticeably worse/different. fwiw, here's what apple says:  i wondered about this when they didn't mention it, but despite the cost i'm still kinda surprised the display isn't laminated?
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I mean, Samsung seems to be able to poo poo out $200 tablets that have laminated displays so I’m not sure why Apple seems to be unable to (its to make the cheaper option have obvious flaws so you’ll just spend more money on the nicer one).
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