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Re:Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods by fifteenforty on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:09AM (#31942245)
They used to be common on USB cables, especially USB A to B cables for printers. Not sure why they disappeared.
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Re:Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods by q-big on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:42AM (#31943879)
> Not sure why they disappeared.

Likely cost savings combined with design considerations ("these knobs look ugly").

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Re:Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods by neurostimulant on Friday July 01, 2022 @03:07AM (#31943331)
Those are ferrite cores? I thought it was covered solder joint or something.
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Re:Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods by stoobs on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:26AM (#31944135)
Nope, clipped or glued ferrite, you used to also get them on power cables for certain devices
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