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0 pointspritambaral9y ago0 comments

> When not in use, why not just keep it attached to the headphones?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12447431

> Uhh, personal experience? I've certainly bent my share of 3.5mm plugs, but I've yet to hear of anyone actually bending their lightning cable plug.

And in personal experience, I have never once damaged a 3.5mm plug, despite extreme rough use (and I mean the "extreme"). Can't say I have bent / never bent a lightning plug though, since I've never used an iPhone.

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eridius9y ago

If you've never bent either plug, then what are you worried about?

pritambaralOP9y ago

1. I've never bent a Lightning plug because I've never used one.

2. I wasn't the one worried. You were, when you said "3.5mm male connectors are often somewhat flimsy".

eridius9y ago

I wasn't worried; I was making the argument that the lightning connector is more durable (in my experience) than 3.5mm, hence anyone who's satisfied with the durability of a 3.5mm plug (as you seem to be) would have no problems with the durability of the lightning plug. If you're not worried about this, why did you try and argue against it?

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eridius9y ago

If you've never bent either plug, then what are you worried about?

pritambaralOP9y ago

1. I've never bent a Lightning plug because I've never used one.

2. I wasn't the one worried. You were, when you said "3.5mm male connectors are often somewhat flimsy".

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