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Belkin Announces New Line of USB-C Cables, USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Most cables should charge!

A simple compact portable dock is what's needed here: 1 x USB-C, 2 x USB 3, 1 x hdmi, 1 x ehternet. (All powered!)
 
Jack Delgado said:
Have you ever stopped to think that maybe the issue isn't people being ignorant of other laptops in apple's lineup--and that the real thing going on here is that people would love to have a laptop that features the design/weight of the Macbook with legacy ports?

I've never understood why people are so quick to say this. It's pretty obvious people didn't just forget about the other models.
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There is nothing legacy about Thunderbolt 2 and MagSafe 2, both are relatively modern, same with USB 3. And I'm happy with my Late 2014 MacBook Pro retina
 
Does anybody have any figures for how much power the new MacBook can deliver to peripherals over USB-C?

I see that there is a USB Power Specification 2.0 that comes with USB 3.1 and allows for more power, but does the new MacBook support any higher profiles because of the new connector?

I know it sounds nuts, but I'd love to be able to charge one MacBook from another MacBook.
 
BJMRamage said:
This is NOT the laptop for everyone.
This is NOT the way all the Apple laptop are made...yet

This is more likely the MacBook Air of the future, just cannot be named that since the specs are lesser than the current lineup.

I've known some that owned and used the MBA and this is precisely the thing they liked about it, other than the weight, the fact that you can still do things wirelessly.

Like, my phone is wireless, besides charging and sometimes using the headphones...the same two ports available on the new MacBook.

hey, why not still complain about storage on here...or lack of optical drive or CD/DVD driver, or Serial port, firewire, etc.
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Yah, I've been waiting for DECADES for Apple to finally add a VGA port so that I can finally connect my laptop to the boardroom projector! Damn you Apple!

/s

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I'm just ecstatic that they didn't mess up the keyboard layout (except I don't understand the full-height arrow keys). The designer of the mockup that was circling for weeks actually thought it was a good idea to mess with the ESC key position. Apple did the right thing, and even made the key bigger! :D
 
PJL500 said:
A simple compact portable dock is what's needed here: 1 x USB-C, 2 x USB 3, 1 x hdmi, 1 x ehternet. (All powered!)
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Sure, but this is a MOBILE computer- conceptually the most mobile computer because it's the "thinnest" and "only 2 pounds". If someone was trying to use this on the road- say, for work- does that "compact dock" have to go out with them?

And is such stuff really thinner & lighter (T&L) if the price of T&L is that users will need to cart other stuff along to actually use the thing?

Real World Example: As I type this, I'm on the road for work. I'm at a hotel with "free wifi" and "wired ethernet". I tried "free wifi" and it was so slow that even a simple site like this one bogged down. So I pulled out my thunderbolt to ethernet dongle and am using the wired connection. My prior Apple laptop had ethernet built right in (no dongle required) but the new rMBP requires the dongle unless I want to gamble on wifi (which would have been a big letdown tonight). Fortunately I brought it with me on this trip (and glad I didn't have to lug along a whole docking hub).

This new Macbook is pretty much broadly incompatible to any hardware connection. You'll need a cable or adapter to hook it up to just about anything (right now). So, if that was my laptop, I'd have this super thin and super light MB with a bag full of other hardware just in case. My load is not actually reduced to "just 2 pounds" if I have to lug along adapters or cables just in case I need them.

I know, I know. This MB is not for me. But I can appreciate the points of those who would like it to be for them without the cost of the hardware compromises. Rather than ridicule them or marginalize their gripe, "we" could identify with our fellow Apple product consumers and not be so quick to defend our God. The way some of you are defending the decision makes me think Apple should go ahead and eject the battery and circuit board too- make THOSE also external accessories- in the name of T&L.

Moonlight said:
My iPhone only has one port!
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Sure, see the rumors about headphones with lightning connections. Same issue. Trying to make one port do two jobs is only good for accessory product line revenues & profits. Given the price of this MB, I suspect much of the decision about "why only one port" is motivated by the profitability of also selling the adapter than someone deeming a lone port as ideal for a mobile laptop computer. It's not like Apple needed to drop- say, one more port on the other side - to get the price down to the ultra-low price(?) they achieved.
 
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The Island of Misfit iToys.

mariusignorello said:
There is nothing legacy about Thunderbolt 2 and MagSafe 2, both are relatively modern, same with USB 3. And I'm happy with my Late 2014 MacBook Pro retina
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Alas, Thunderbolt; we hardly knew ye'...

So, how many USB-C devices can you daisy-chain together from this new fancy-fun-port that looks like it'll snap off if you look at it sideways? (Fragile because it's thinner, this 12"-iSurface-Air-Whatever.) Because it's a lot of money for what's basically a Choiceless-Plus Chromebook-Deluxe.

Glad I didn't buy that G-Tech Thunderbolt-only RAID last week. Time to snap up a couple lightning to USB cables for my "obsolete" 5th Gen iPod. -Everything we have is destined to Apple's island of misfit iToys. :rolleyes:
 
Adapterception.

Those prices are jumbled up, the powered cables are $10 more expensive, not the other way round.
 
All in One?

PJL500 said:
A simple compact portable dock is what's needed here: 1 x USB-C, 2 x USB 3, 1 x hdmi, 1 x ehternet. (All powered!)
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Or better yet, include those ports on the machine and we won't have to buy-n-bring-a-dock. Too bad there will never be a MacBookPro that has a BTO option that adds (or subtracts) ports for those of us who have use for more than one USB-C and one silly headphone jack.

(i.e., hold the 1/8" phone jack and give me a USB3, wait a FW800 for my Pro Tools system.)

I believe in utility over thinness.

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Moonlight said:
My iPhone only has one port!
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Look again, please. ;)
 
I wonder if this adapter will allow netbooting for mass deployment imaging. That is usually the only reason I need ethernet, although there are times when I use ethernet for other purposes.
 
nagromme said:
It would be funny if you actually ran out of juice.... Expecting a cord constantly hanging off your laptop will soon seem as absurd as doing that with an iPad.

It would be even funnier if any significant number of people needed this specific thinnest/lightest option AND needed wired Ethernet!

(Don't forget: everyone will also need a hub and an external drive chassis: because all portable users need a DVD burner and a 4TB spinning HD.)
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It's tough for me to understand:

1) Why people don't realize that this MacBook is intended to be used similarly to an iPad, but running full Mac OS X and having keyboard and trackpad onboard

2) Why they don't seem to realize that this is the first step in Apple's next round of significant laptop updates, and a larger MacBook (presumably with more ports) and redesigned, lighter MacBook Pros (with even more ports) will probably all be out by the end of next year.

Patience, people!
 
Jack Delgado said:
What I'm actually most ashamed of is wasting/taking my time to articulate my thoughts only to get responses that I'm "mad" or that I don't understand how apple's business works.

My original statement was merely pointing out that the other guy was giving a non-solution to folks that were complaining. Read back, I never said I wanted any of these laptops. You are now the second person saying that "Apple didn't make a laptop for me", and I'm starting to get concerned that there are people here who either can't read content without firing off knee-jerk responses or flat-out can't read at all.

I had no plans of even touching this topic, but since you brought it up--I have to say that Apple's laptop strategy is currently confusing to buyers. Right now, you have macbook airs that have better integrated graphics (+) for their lesser-resolution screens (-) but more ports (+) for cheaper price (+) compared to the "Macbook" that is thinner? thinner than air? Okay, and it has a higher-resolution screen (+) for its worse integrated graphics (-) with a single USB-C port. And it starts at $1300. You implied that each laptop fits a clear-cut niche, and it does not. Macbook Air, Macbook Non-Retina, Macbook Retina had arguably a more clear choice-tree.
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I bet you $100 that the laptop strategy is much clearer by the end of 2016. This new machine kicks off a transition period.

As I've said in many other threads, I think by end of 2016 we will see:

12" and 14" MacBooks -- the 14" will have more ports, the 12" might have another port by then

13" and 15" MacBook Pros -- even more ports, somewhere size/weight-wise between the current MacBook Air and MacBook Pros

Everything will be retina, obviously.

Patience, people.
 
shenan1982 said:
Great to see the ethernet cable added :)

To those whining about needing a bunch of cables, why buy this laptop then? there are so many others in apple's lineup, find one that suits your needs.
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You mean the other laptops in Apple's lineup that also need adapters? silly comment bud, your in the same situation with anything that has a retina screen.
 
I have a feeling USB-C will happen on iPads/iPhones on either the 6S or 7.

I'm not sure how much power it can carry if it'll qualify on the MBA too or not since that's 45w I believe. For the Pro units, its probably not adequate.
 
Rather than an adapter, I'd like to see a wireless solution that allows me to do what few things I do now with wires:

connect a flash drive / card reader to grab some files
connect a camera
use Ethernet port to configure / test router and modem
scanner?

I'm thinking of something with roughly the hardware of an Apple TV, but with a few USB ports and maybe Bluetooth added. It could run a stripped down OS of sorts? I'd pay $100 for that and you can keep all those adapters.
 
Jack Delgado said:
Have you ever stopped to think that maybe the issue isn't people being ignorant of other laptops in apple's lineup--and that the real thing going on here is that people would love to have a laptop that features the design/weight of the Macbook with legacy ports?

I've never understood why people are so quick to say this. It's pretty obvious people didn't just forget about the other models.
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Maybe I am alone and too far in front here, but the only port I need is for power. I have totally adopted wireless technologies. I have an iMac, and Mac Air, 2 ipad airs, 2 iphones, 2 ATV.s, and a Printer in my home. Except for charging cables, I have no cables connected to anything. Even the printer is wireless on the network. I have a local network backup drive connected to the router and use icloud and dropbox for offsite backups - which also allows me to sync across devices.

There really is no need to connect anything these days where wifi and bluetooth are pervasive. What do I need to connect? CD/DVD can be downloaded. You can connect wirelessly to keyboards, mice, printers and even external drives.

If you are doing anything that requires more throughput you are probably doing something that requires a workstation anyway. I can even see them doing a way with the speaker out port soon as those are becoming common place as bluetooth airplay compatible.
 
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