F your chords, Apple.
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- mekk0
- FYI... if you wrap your cables like this they will break...kingsteven
- My Apple chords mostly break when I burn them or throw them out of the windowmekk
- lol @ mekkohhhhhsnap
- kingsteven0
learn how to roll your cables...
- on the next episode: how to put on socks properlymekk
- PLEASE.ohhhhhsnap
- monospaced0
^ that is only one cord Apple made, and it was just a USB extension for the plugged-in keyboard. Every other USB cord/port they have made is standard, before and after.
- I've got some more of them here, modern and different looking. They didn't bother to support the USB specification latermekk
- yeah, they did actuallymonospaced
- any USB item you have, from any manufacturer, will plug into any mac with a USB portmonospaced
- http://www.sweetcomm…mekk
- SINCE when r u the apple spokes person mono?ohhhhhsnap
- set0
Cables feel so archaic and outdated already
- yup, it's all about chords nowgoldieboy
- musical chargingset
- lolohhhhhsnap
- Heavy Metal charges faster, but if you have a little time, slow jazz will do the trick.ETM
- flashbender0
interesting.
It is almost as though Apple is focussed on making money through engineered obsolescence.
weird.
- NONEIS0
I think one thing to keep in mind with these cables, is that you are quite frankly plugging them in and out of an iPhone or iPod millions more times than any other USB device you own – not to mention you probably yank it out with the cable instead of grabbing the 6 pin part and slowly removing it. I have almost never had a problem with the other standard USB end...
I'm guilty of this too, but I think there's room to talk about operator error with this specific issue ;)
- yep. just like the power mac g4 cube overheating/cracking issue. User error.flashbender
- So similar...NONEIS
- i_monk0
I went through two pair of iPod earbuds in two years because they were so shoddy, but never had a problem with the USB cable.
- monospaced0
Thank goodness you no longer require a cord to sync iOS devices, you only need them to charge.
- nb0
There is already a First World Problems thread.
- fooler0
this happens to every apple cord my wife has but I have never had this problem. I also noticed it happens to her hair dryer, straightening iron and even our vacuum cleaner. It ends up not being the cords fault but the way the user grabs onto the end then twists the cord around it's self for storage. Not grab the end when twisting and this shouldn't happen... problem solved.
- monospaced0
Just an FYI. Apple DOES replace the MagSafe power adapters that have this issue. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS41…
- Yes they replace your adapter... but that doesn't 'fix' the problem.d_rek
- it was just an FYI for anyone experiencing the problemmonospaced
- pango0
never has problem with any chord or cords with any brand.
operator error.- << The cord whisperergeorgesIII
- fuck yeah! :Ppango
- Hahaha georgeHombre_Lobo
- +1akrok
- I want to see that movie –
Pango, the Chord Whisperer...
Animated featuring the voices of Johnny Depp & Isla FisherAmicus
- CanHasQBN0
I'm a destitute Haitian orphan slowly starving to death. Sorry to hear about your cords...
- chords, damnit. it's our chords that we have problems with.hargbine
- Do you have a 360 or ps3 haitian orphan?Hombre_Lobo
- nylon0
I heard using copies of leads/cords fucks up your battery?
- Of course. And $100 gold plated HDMI cables from Monster make your HD more crisp and clear.ETM
- .....ughohhhhhsnap
- maybe fake chargers with false voltagesmekk
- nikdaum0
Can we also add earbud cables to this list?
I've gone through so many pairs because the connection at the plug gets loose inside and breaks connection to one of the buds.
Seems like manufacturers could make this connection a little more robust.
- ArmandoEstrada0
Go to a apple store. The cover that. get new one.
From Apples website. Read the first sentence:
WHAT IS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY?
Apple warrants the Apple-branded hardware product and accessories contained in the original packaging ("Apple Product") against defects in materials and workmanship when used normally in accordance with Apple's published guidelines for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original retail purchase by the end-user purchaser ("Warranty Period"). Apple's published guidelines include but are not limited to information contained in technical specifications, user manuals and service communications.