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wesley38

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2008
18
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Hi,
Do you all have the same issue? I found out that the usb cable the came with the iPad scratches the aluminum at the dock connector. those 2 little hooks on the cable that locks the connector in place actually scratches the aluminum on the dock connector.
 

Karnivore

macrumors 6502
Apr 22, 2010
373
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Yeah, happens to pretty much all devices that use dock connector cable. I am hoping that next-gen iPhone will do away with chrome trim.
 

Ratty

macrumors 6502
Sep 29, 2007
272
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Hampshire, UK
I use one of the older iPhone USB cables which has a lager shroud and allows you to depress the two metal hooks when inserting or removing. This prevents any scratching.
 

wesley38

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2008
18
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I use one of the older iPhone USB cables which has a lager shroud and allows you to depress the two metal hooks when inserting or removing. This prevents any scratching.

yeah i used that too at first but after i read the battery charging support tips from Apple they say its better to charge through the orginal usb so I changed it back
 

DoggyByte

macrumors newbie
May 24, 2010
7
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yeah i used that too at first but after i read the battery charging support tips from Apple they say its better to charge through the orginal usb so I changed it back

Where did you read that? I thought it was the same cable...?
 

wesley38

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2008
18
0
Where did you read that? I thought it was the same cable...?

Its from the apple support website, google search iPad battery charging, I dont know if it's the same cable but they specifically say use the original cable so I did
 

omgitscro

macrumors 6502a
Jul 12, 2008
576
91
Its from the apple support website, google search iPad battery charging, I dont know if it's the same cable but they specifically say use the original cable so I did

It's the exact same cable. The disclaimer is there to prevent complaints to Apple about 3rd-party cables.
 

Smacky

macrumors 6502
Jul 23, 2008
456
5
Lol yeah I noticed this, don't think it matters really. Not like I spend my time staring at the connector
 
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