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Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters
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I like this. sooner or later some one will convert DVI to mini-displayport to Apple TB2 to TB3 dongle all the way to MBP TB3 port and find out that it will not work. LOL.
here is a good videos for you! It's not just the macrumors community that has there jaw dropped, the tech community in general! Apple fan boys are dropping like flies these days, but I know some will still hold out till the bitter end!
WOW.. that is insane! For those who bought this thing, doesn't that video scare you?
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This is probably the golden age of Apple. Those were heady days in the tech sector and the world. Steve changed everything with the power of his will. Now ... now, we're all just victims of Apple's Custodians.
To make it easier for customers who purchased a new MacBook Pro to make the transition to USB-C, Apple has dropped the prices on all of its USB-C adapters by $6 to $20.
The simple USB-C to USB Adapter, formerly priced at $19, is now $9, while the more expensive USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, formerly $49, is now available for $29. Even Apple's newly released Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter has seen a price drop from $49 to $29.
A full list of prices on the adapters in the United States is below:
- USB-C to USB Adapter - Was $19, now $9
- Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Was $49, now $29
- USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (1m) - Was $25, now $19
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (2m) - Was $35, now $29
Apple is also dropping the prices on all third-party USB-C peripherals available from Apple,com and Apple retail stores. USB-C accessories will be discounted by about 25 percent, with some accessories, such as SanDisk's USB-C SD card reader, seeing a steeper $20 discount, dropping the price from $49 to $29.
Apple's price cut on USB-C adapters and accessories may assuage customers who have been dissatisfied with the high price of the MacBook Pro coupled with the need to buy a wide range of adapters to use the new notebook with older peripherals. Apple's lower prices also make its adapters more competitive with the wide range of third-party adapters available on the market. Apple explained the pricing cut in a statement that was given to The Verge:Apple did not mention a solution for customers who have already purchased adapters to use alongside their new MacBook Pros, but recent purchases can still be returned to the Apple Store and repurchased at the new lower price.
Update: According to MacRumors reader Philip, Apple will refund the price difference for customers who have already purchased adapters for their MacBook Pros. Customers who still have orders pending will also automatically see a price drop.
Article Link: Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters
Well, you can always buy or update dongle - no problem here. How about the keyboard??? Is "butterfly keyboard" really optimal for professionals?
To make it easier for customers who purchased a new MacBook Pro to make the transition to USB-C, Apple has dropped the prices on all of its USB-C adapters by $6 to $20.
The simple USB-C to USB Adapter, formerly priced at $19, is now $9, while the more expensive USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, formerly $49, is now available for $29. Even Apple's newly released Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter has seen a price drop from $49 to $29.
A full list of prices on the adapters in the United States is below:
- USB-C to USB Adapter - Was $19, now $9
- Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Was $49, now $29
- USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (1m) - Was $25, now $19
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (2m) - Was $35, now $29
Apple is also dropping the prices on all third-party USB-C peripherals available from Apple,com and Apple retail stores. USB-C accessories will be discounted by about 25 percent, with some accessories, such as SanDisk's USB-C SD card reader, seeing a steeper $20 discount, dropping the price from $49 to $29.
Apple's price cut on USB-C adapters and accessories may assuage customers who have been dissatisfied with the high price of the MacBook Pro coupled with the need to buy a wide range of adapters to use the new notebook with older peripherals. Apple's lower prices also make its adapters more competitive with the wide range of third-party adapters available on the market. Apple explained the pricing cut in a statement that was given to The Verge:Apple did not mention a solution for customers who have already purchased adapters to use alongside their new MacBook Pros, but recent purchases can still be returned to the Apple Store and repurchased at the new lower price.
Update: According to MacRumors reader Philip, Apple will refund the price difference for customers who have already purchased adapters for their MacBook Pros. Customers who still have orders pending will also automatically see a price drop.
Article Link: Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters
Let's forget about "professional" in here cause new pro MacBook is not pro MacBook whatsoever.
However someone on YouTube says the noise of those keyboards are too significant.
$1700 laptop cannot even make keyboard sound not audible. Lol.
Brexit made your money lose its value, me in sweden could take the plane to london and stay 1 night at hotel there and buy a macbook and still get it cheaper than buying here
As a Brit, I am fully aware that there was a majority vote for Brexit, and as a direct result the pound has lost significant value, but please let me say that we didn't ALL make a stupid decision on the 23rd. 48% of us listen to the experts rather than the gutter press.
i went to the Apple store today to type on the new 13"MBP (without touch bar) as i assume the keyboard is the same that will be on the touchbar models.
Hated it. really couldn't enjoy it. The keys are too large so the tactile instinctive response of knowing where the keys are just by feel is lost. The travel is shallow and the whole thing sits too flush with the enclosure.
I really didn't enjoy it and can't imagine spending hours happily typing away on it.
Why didn't you not post the 2nd quarter 2016 number? According to IDC there were flat from 2015 to 2016 and their share dropped significantly from 1st quarter 2016. I highly doubt what they just offered and at the price they offered it, is going to reverse that trend.
In general, it has been rising despite a general industry decline for the past few years. You're quoting the quarter after the holidays, after another quarter of no new MacBooks.
Here's the 2015 2nd quarter:
3rd quarter 2015:
4th quarter 2015:
And the 1st quarter 2016:
[doublepost=1478439032][/doublepost]Hmmm, Apple could give all these adaptors away for free and it wouldn't matter to me. The lack of a SD card slot and a USB-A port were really design decisions that will dissuade me from buying. I don't want to carry around an adaptor with me every time I want to plug in a USB-A device or an SD card. I do this daily with my 13" MBP now and don't expect this to change in the future. If what reviewers are saying about the keyboard feeling more like the 12" MacBook and not the current MBP line then that will definitely keep me from upgrading. I guess I'll use my current 13" MBP for the foreseeable future. Apple is really making some poor design decisions lately. I tried out the iPhone 7 and didn't like the feel of the home button or lack of a headphone jack and now plan to upgrade to a Google Pixel. For an Apple fan that has used Macs since 1985 and has had an iPhone since 2008 Apple must really be making poor design decisions for me not to upgrade or consider switching platforms.
To make it easier for customers who purchased a new MacBook Pro to make the transition to USB-C, Apple has dropped the prices on all of its USB-C adapters by $6 to $20.
The simple USB-C to USB Adapter, formerly priced at $19, is now $9, while the more expensive USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, formerly $49, is now available for $29. Even Apple's newly released Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter has seen a price drop from $49 to $29.
A full list of prices on the adapters in the United States is below:
- USB-C to USB Adapter - Was $19, now $9
- Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Was $49, now $29
- USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (1m) - Was $25, now $19
- USB-C to Lightning Cable (2m) - Was $35, now $29
Apple is also dropping the prices on all third-party USB-C peripherals available from Apple,com and Apple retail stores. USB-C accessories will be discounted by about 25 percent, with some accessories, such as SanDisk's USB-C SD card reader, seeing a steeper $20 discount, dropping the price from $49 to $29.
Apple's price cut on USB-C adapters and accessories may assuage customers who have been dissatisfied with the high price of the MacBook Pro coupled with the need to buy a wide range of adapters to use the new notebook with older peripherals. Apple's lower prices also make its adapters more competitive with the wide range of third-party adapters available on the market. Apple explained the pricing cut in a statement that was given to The Verge:Apple did not mention a solution for customers who have already purchased adapters to use alongside their new MacBook Pros, but recent purchases can still be returned to the Apple Store and repurchased at the new lower price.
Update: According to MacRumors reader Philip, Apple will refund the price difference for customers who have already purchased adapters for their MacBook Pros. Customers who still have orders pending will also automatically see a price drop.
Article Link: Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters
Why does this feel like this has been planned from the start? They probably knew that people are going to complain about the prices of their dongles, but they went with it anyway so after some time period, they can reduce the price and create and illusion that the prices have really gone down and that they are listening. This way, the users will consider the now reduced priced dongles since 10-20 bucks of reduction is quite a big price drop.
They wouldn't have to worry about adapters if they would put the damn ports on the actual laptop.
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Ain't that the truth, another vote is called for due to the overwhelming lies and misinformation fed to the uninformed public. I mean for goodness sake, Scotland, an entire region of the UK voted to remain. It's a little unfair to force that many people into a decision they didn't want. And I'd wager that if we had another vote, the majority of the rest of the UK would vote remain now that they realise they were bare faced lied to and manipulated to bend their will to some politicians advantages.
Damn I'd better stop before I go into full on rant mode
And priced at 59.95, put it in box with the laptop and then make the argument that USB-C is the future but we realalize that there is a transition period that is why we are supplying this hub adapter for free. People then would say Apple is forward thinking instead of them appearing to be greedy bastards. ( no disrespect to bastards by comparing them to Apple)If Apple shipped a beautiful USB-C hub like this along the new Macbook Pro, I doubt anyone would complain a single word. It would appease both the new adopters and the current pro users and ease the transition.
This one is made by Hyper, and I would recommend it to anyone who bought the new MBP.
https://www.hypershop.com/collections/usb-type-c
C to A adapter should be a handout really. Get like four with your laptop and get one every time you walk into a store.
Those cost $0.05 to manufacture.
Those cost $0.05 to manufacture.
I did the same and came up with the same conclusion. The keyboard is awful. Very loud as I type and has a flimsy feel to it. Got home on my 3 yr. old Macbook Pro Retina, starting typing again and decided I'm holding on to it. I don't care about the extra few mm shaved off the thickness. I want a powerful versatile upgrade and this is not it. Another way to look at it, they released a thicker Macbook Air. The Macbook Pro has been eliminated from their product lineup. I used to get excited about the their product releases, now its just one disappointment after another. It seems their idea of innovation has morphed into taking stuff I want away. I really don't know what the future holds for me. I don't want to switch back to a windows machine, but I don't want this either. So far now, I'm sitting.
Can you imagine how many people will order the new MacBook Pro set it all up at home and then grab there iPhone and say ok where do I hook up my iPhone?
Worse than that can you imagine the Apple reps in the store selling someone a new MacBook Pro and then saying ok so do you have an iPhone? Ok you will need this adapter but your in luck because it's on sale. LOL
Worse than that can you imagine the Apple reps in the store selling someone a new MacBook Pro and then saying ok so do you have an iPhone? Ok you will need this adapter but your in luck because it's on sale. LOL
Maybe they heard Louis was having issues with some of his existing dongles and thought they would help him out by reducing the price so he could buy some more, he does a not so clean review of the mbp-