It's emerging that the single port with wire can't even charge via USB your iOS devices at speeds that other Mac laptops do. It's also can't charge the laptop and run an external drive off power at the same time, or similar combination. It is crippled.
The design is flawed and they expect mugs to buy it. This stuff about complainers buying the wrong computer for their needs is a cop out. Apple should be selling a laptop which is usable by the population, not crippled by some whacky notion that there's an advantage to this minimalist ideology. There isn't as is proven with the extreme limitations. Yes, I'm doing something wrong, I'm pointing out that the Macbook is crippled; somebody has to forsake the cheerleaders!
I don't know why that's a problem? My iMac charges my devices slower, too.
Again, if you're using an external drive with this laptop, then you have bought the wrong product. The fact you still use external drives regularly tells me you're not ready for this MacBook yet.
This laptop was always marketed as a supporting product. A more useful iPad, if you will. It does that absolutely brilliantly, I love mine. If you buy this as your primary computer, again, you're doing it wrong and were presumably drawn in by the aesthetics.
The laptop is not crippled. It just doesn't apply to your specific - and niche - use case.