{"id":40738,"date":"2023-10-05T21:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=40738"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:38:18","slug":"avoid-overspending-for-iphone-15-usb-c-cables-and-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/avoid-overspending-for-iphone-15-usb-c-cables-and-chargers\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Overspending for iPhone 15 USB-C Cables and Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2023\/09\/15\/avoid-overspending-for-iphone-15-usb-c-cables-and-chargers\/\">Glenn Fleishman<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2023\/09\/15\/avoid-overspending-for-iphone-15-usb-c-cables-and-chargers\/\"><p>Avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/MUQX3AM\/A\/usb-c-to-lightning-adapter\">Apple&rsquo;s $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter<\/a>. It&rsquo;s more expensive than most 2-foot-long cables with USB-C plugs on both ends rated for Thunderbolt 4\/USB4 speeds of 40 Gbps and 100W.<\/p><p>Instead, I recommend upgrading cables instead of adding adapters. Why keep using a USB Type-A to Lightning cable for charging when you could get a USB Type-A to USB-C replacement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable\/dp\/B01GGKYN0A\">for under $10<\/a>? Or, if adapters still appeal, I encourage you to pick up a well-reviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lightning-SuperSpeed-Transfer-Charging-Converter\/dp\/B0BX41QFRM\/\">six-pack of Lightning, Type-A, and USB-C nubbin adapters for under $10<\/a>. Carefully read reviews for third-party USB cables and adapters for comments about quality and overheating because not all meet the kind of standards Apple requires of Lightning-based products using the MFi branding and certification program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atp.fm\/554\">John Siracusa<\/a> is skeptical about the safety of all those little adapters. I&rsquo;ve found them useful, especially when traveling, because they reduce the number of actual cables that I need to squeeze into my bag. With iPhone switching to USB-C, I should be able to get away with a single Lightning cable for my keyboard, mouse, and AirPods.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/12\/iphone-15-pro-and-iphone-15-pro-max\/\">iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/12\/iphone-15-and-iphone-15-plus\/\">iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/31\/anticipating-the-coming-usb-c-iphone-backlash\/\">Anticipating the Coming USB-C iPhone Backlash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/20\/usbefuddled\/\">USBefuddled<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Fleishman: Avoid Apple&rsquo;s $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter. It&rsquo;s more expensive than most 2-foot-long cables with USB-C plugs on both ends rated for Thunderbolt 4\/USB4 speeds of 40 Gbps and 100W.Instead, I recommend upgrading cables instead of adding adapters. Why keep using a USB Type-A to Lightning cable for charging when you could get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2023-10-06T01:38:21Z","apple_news_api_id":"5230d150-a118-439c-95ec-07a8c854c38d","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2023-10-06T01:38:21Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AUjDRUKEYQ5yV7AeoyFTDjQ","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[89,90,2097,2377,2463,2456,88,175,1154],"class_list":["post-40738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-adapter","tag-cable","tag-iphone-11-pro-max","tag-iphone-15","tag-iphone-15-plus","tag-iphone-15-pro","tag-lightning","tag-usb","tag-usb-c"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40739,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738\/revisions\/40739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}