Power Cable Adapter Choices
I’m coming real close to kicking devices that don’t use USB (for charging or data sync) to the curb, permanently. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on proprietary cords, cables, and connections – and I’ll be damned if I can remember what connects to the other end of these things. It’s past the point of insanity – it’s a conspiracy, and users are on the losing end of this industry (surprise, surprise).
Even though I decided on the Blackjack recently, it was with much reluctance due to the proprietary nature of its connection adapter – later to find out that my Sprint UpStage used the same form factor, essentially eliminating the need to buy more cables. I’ve been accepted as a Ustream Lifecaster (even though I did openly encourage folks to vote for other people), so we’ll see what kind of mobile options are headed my way.
“Proprietary” and “power” do not belong on the same planet, let alone the same sentence. No wonder people are slow to adopt new technologies – I don’t blame them a single bit. Even if there were an easy way to recover funds spent on obsolescent hardware, most people simply don’t bother with ‘em past the point of their usefulness (which is why companies love to issue mail-in rebates, counting on the general laziness of the average consumer).
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June 4th, 2007
at 4:31pm
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Michael Janssen
June 3rd, 2007
at 10:43pm
I’m feeling you right at this very moment – my MacBook’s magnet power cord frayed at the computer end and is now broken, leaving me with a unusable laptop until I go buy another proprietary replacement for $80. While I appreciate the magnet system, I feel like I’m being taken for when I have to replace it. The high cost is actually driving me to second-hand sellers on eBay.
Aryeh Goretsky
June 4th, 2007
at 1:56am
Hello,
A few years ago I came to the conclusion that having to buy sets of new sync/charge cables for all the MP3 players/PDAs/Phones and other portable electronic devices that connect with my computers at car, home and work was pointless. Since then I have only purchased devices which have USB 4-pin standard Type A or 5-pin Mini-B connectors. Now I can connect devices to charge them, synchronize data and explore them without having to worry about having the appropriate custom cable to do so.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
bern
June 5th, 2007
at 7:42am
Every cable I get as part of a new camera, player, younameit, I label using a silver sharpie. There is always enough room on one connector end or the other to write a cryptic word describing what the cable is used for. Once labeled, all cables are either stored in a common cable place, or with the device with which they are used. I have no more cable torment.
Thomas Kirkman
June 5th, 2007
at 11:56pm
I got tired of it too Chris. What I started doing was to put a label around the cords so I would know what they went to. I bet I have thirty of them. I finally put up hooks to hang them across to because I got tired of tripping over them.
Thomas