It started with notebooks, but that wasn’t the master plan.

It started with notebooks, but that wasn’t the master plan.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    13·
    7 months ago

    Just replace my perfectly good $200 headphones that work in my (old) phone, my Switch, my 3DS, my laptop, my iPod, and my work phone.

    It’s so simple!

    Seriously, even if you don’t use it, why are you so against others having the choice? The headphone *jack was the standard for decades for a reason. If my phone is low on power, I’d like to be able to charge it without disconnecting my music/podcasts…

    • DrRatso@lemmy.mlEnglish
      57·
      7 months ago

      But like, 3.5 to usbc is a 10 buck conversion. Tbh i see merit in double usb c over usbc and headphone jack, might be more doable too, the DAC prolly takes more space than an additional usbc

        • DrRatso@lemmy.mlEnglish
          62·
          7 months ago

          I hear you, but a usb-c has more uses than one, the only real problem with a dongle is now is that occasionally you need to charge.

          • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
            4·
            7 months ago

            That’s great! But Framework also includes an audio jack built-in. As should everyone.

            • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              7 months ago

              But Framework also includes an audio jack built-in.

              Nope, the new 16 inch does not. The older 13 does.

              • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                7 months ago

                What?! That’s ridiculous. Hotswap ports are great for high throughput devices requiring PCIe lanes, but taking the audio port out gains you literally nothing. There should be some standard ports + hotswappable ports.

                I also wish they could find a way to redesign the Ethernet port with a hinged jaw or something so it isn’t so massive, I wouldn’t want to leave that plugged in.

        • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
          34·
          7 months ago

          It’s not a work-around, a headphone requires a DAC and an amp. In fact, my phone has a crap DAC causing artifacts in the sound. It’s actually not to my benefit to have the jack because I’d get better sound with the external DAC which is transparent.

          So the jack works, but the DAC you get can be whatever the manufacturer considers good enough.

          DACs I can hear issues in:

          My phone, my tablet, my desktop PC

          DACs that are transparent to me:

          My laptop, my $12 external DAC

        • Bilb!@lem.monsterEnglish
          12·
          7 months ago

          A dongle is a solution to the problem “I want to use my headphones with a device with only a USB-C port.”