Owners of the new MacBooks with Aluminum Unibody’s new audion jacks are getting frustrated with their new notebooks.
A few owners of Apple’s new unibody notebooks are experiencing backwards compatibility issues with the units’ redesigned audio jacks, which offer a snug connection for the company’s latest headphones with integrated microphones at the expense of a few legacy stereo headsets and speaker connectors.
These issues have been brought up shortly after the new MacBooks began shipping. Reports from customers say that when wearing non-Apple headphones, even the slightest bump or movement of the cord would result in a disconnection that caused audio to be rerouted back through the notebook’s built-in speakers and for those connecting external speakers to their MacBook, the mere act of setting a book down on the desk next to the computer would reportedly disrupt the connection. Taking a closer look will tell you that some 1/8th-inch miniplugs are left with a tad more wiggle room while in receptacle, namely those lacking a fourth conductor.
Below is a video of a faulty headphone jack
Apple transitioned a number of its headphone jacks to quad-conductor jacks with microphone capabilities. But there is still a solution, users who are experiencing the loose connection issue with third-party headphones on their new MacBooks may want to check out iFrogz $4 adapter solution as suggested by one forum member.
Well it really is frustrating that you can no longer use your favorite headphones on your new shiny MacBook and buying a new one for it just because your current one won’t work adds to the frustration, let’s just hope that Apple do something about it. [AppleInsider]
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