Comments on: Hands on with Apple’s Lightning to 30-pin Adapters

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:51:28 +0000

Yep, sure do remember the floppy disc. Apparently Microsoft are going to put one in their Surface tablet to ensure backwards compatibility. Rock on!

By: The Other Steve

The Other Steve — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:19:26 +0000

I love the new connector. I have older iPhone’s and an iPad that are having lots of problems getting the old 30-pin connector to work, especially but not exclusively with cheeper third party cables. Looks like Apple listened to their Apple Geniuses and repair department and fixed the problems they were having.

By: YoYo

YoYo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:47:10 +0000

The main problem for not seeing the Lightning products on sale is that the chip(s) are not available yet. I don’t know if it involves reverse engineering or what, but there are extra batteries, wireless chargers, docks etc. ready. Everybody seems to know how they work but just can’t get the ICs.

By: danilko1

danilko1 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:11:16 +0000

It’s hard to get unhooked from the notion of a $1 iPhone cable with free shipping.

This is the most frustrating thing for me. So I am waiting… What’s the fallout?

By: AppleVideoReviews.com

AppleVideoReviews.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:43:44 +0000

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By: mredofcourse

mredofcourse — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:21:33 +0000

I found the .2m unit to work better as well, One really great advantage of this is that I had a lot of accessories that had a 30-pin port which didn’t work with iPhones that had cases or bumpers, with the .2m adapter, my iPhone 5 works great with them without having to take the bumper off.

BTW: Have you considered getting more than one cable? The first thing I did was buy 5.

By: Trondude

Trondude — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:40:42 +0000

Who wants yet another adapter attached like a bad Lego dream?
So now everybody please go out and buy new docks,cars,etc. that support the new connector! Hurry up already!

By: JONNY

JONNY — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:22:25 +0000

I love the new lightening connector. It snaps into the iPhne5 in either direction & gives a nice little tactile feedback. I just wish my iPad3 I bought a few months ago had it too. I don’t fault Apple for moving forward with an obvious improvement, but they could have done wonders for their corporate image if they gave their loyal consumers a break by providing the 1st adapter along with their purchase.

By: tekriter

tekriter — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:16:03 +0000

I didn’t consider being able to use my iPhone with my one-month-old car stereo system to be “clutter”.

With the new connector and adapter I lose the ability to use my car audio system as a head unit and controller for my music on my iPhone 4.

By: MacHeadB

MacHeadB — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:40:52 +0000

Apple isn’t afraid of moving forward!

Eliminating clutter is what Apple does best.

By: JB Tipton

JB Tipton — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:34:38 +0000

“waist” your money? Yikes.

By: danilko1

danilko1 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:09:50 +0000

Big complaint right now, the little guy is too short to fit if you have a case on your phone… So before you waist your money get the more expensive .2m unit, which will definitely fit your iPhone case.

I am getting a bit frustrated with having only one charging cable. I need at least 5 for the various places I use my phone. IE: in the bedroom, car, work. Sometimes more than one cable because of multiple devices I need to charge, inconveniently at the same time.. No I am not complaining, I just don’t want to cary the only cable I have, around with me all the time, not to mention not having a backup.

By: I love Apple

I love Apple — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:06:16 +0000

Lightning is by far the best connector I’ve ever seen. Small and solid. Mini USB is so weak, and 30 pin is outdated. Great that Apple moved on. Sometimes you have to get rid of something. Remember the floppy disc.