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Re:MacBook charger teardown: The surprising complexity insid... by samatman on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @02:09PM (#39758604)
Why would Lightning make any difference here? The charge side of the cable is, and has always been, USB, the charger doesn't know the difference.
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Re:MacBook charger teardown: The surprising complexity insid... by harkinian on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @02:14PM (#39758660)
There's something on the Lightning and iPhone side managing charging too. I wasn't talking about the AC->DC rectifier or USB on the brick. In the end, an iPhone will fail to charge pretty often even if the cable isn't frayed, hence the joke that iPhones are always low on battery.
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