Mike Wuerthele

mretondo said:

OMG the Belkin and Plugable cables are not Thunderbolt cables they're USB4 cables. The USB4 logo are printed on the cables.

aderutter said:

Ridiculous heading and silly article.

If you need a 3 metre TB4 cable what you gonna buy? Is there an alternative when you need 3 metres? 

My Apple TB4 Pro 3 metre cable is really, really nice and does everthing I want with a price I’m happy with. It’s far nicer than my 2m Caldigit TB4 cable for example. I’ll stick to buying the best even if it costs more. 

dewme said:

When I see “bad” in the title I equate that with a functional deficiency. Maybe “overpriced” or “ridiculously overpriced” or “a bad deal” would be more appropriate since the cables do work as intended, but at a price that only true believers would find acceptable.

byronl said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

kdogg said:

Mine says it's at 93% capacity, and I acquired my iPhone 14 Pro in September 2022. So it's less than 1 year old. I have noticed that at the end of the day I have to charge it where it used to make it through the day without a second thought. I'm not sure what changed, but something is really dragging on the battery, so if a bunch of other people are experiencing the same thing then yeah, sounds like there's a problem.

Like the article says, Apple expects about 10% per year. You're doing slightly better than the average of what Apple expects and plans for.

There are loads of variables as it pertains to battery charging and life, and most of them are outside of the user's control. Some of them are even outside of Apple's control.

10% per year seems quite a lot to me as my four-and-a-half year old XS Max is at 79%.

Fred257 said:

Seems like a repeat of battery gate again.