Good lord, can these overpaid buffoons (Apple's current leadership) not get ANYTHING right!?!?
That was exactly my reaction. One chipset isn't compatible, so they assume Apple intentionally blocked it? More likely the TI chip jumped the gun on the specification and got ahead of the market or there's just a bug in the stack supporting a new technology. As *cough* simple as it is to support USB, Thunderbolt, PCI Express, DisplayPort, power transfer, and whatever else through a single connector..."Apple has chosen to prevent..."
Yeah. I'm sure that's precisely the situation![]()
You know what? My early 2013 MacBook Pro can make it another cycle. This is ridiculous.
Phil says we pay for the experience.But Phil said they sell well... and it has a headphone plug!
This can't be true...
_____________________Cue the haters....
This has nothing to do with dongles, so let's stop that discussion right now.
Thunderbolt 3 combines PCI Express and DisplayPort protocols into a single signal in addition to power. Its extremely versatile. Just like not all wireless headphones are up to 4.2 BT specs, I'm sure not all T3 peripherals are created equal as well.
Apple is being Apple, and that means outrageously priced stuff with hard to swallow limitations. I think folks forget that this is really been Apple's MO for decades. Either buy their stuff or don't, but stop complaining about something you have no control over.
OMG i wonder what he is doing these days!? he was huge in the 90's
Well at least it's not an exploding Note 7 amirite? Ha! I mean that Samsu... wait... are we still doing the Note 7 catches fire meme or is the MBP meme the new Note 7? Seriously, no one has to be a hater to realize the MBP hasn't had an auspicious introduction. It will pass soon. At least it's not like Samsung's Note 7. That thing.. whew... that thing blew up airliners and stil... Hey lemme know if it's still a thing so I can move everyone's attention back to the thing.Cue the haters....
This has nothing to do with dongles, so let's stop that discussion right now.
I hate to be that guy, but cue the Samsung comments...At this rate I won't be surprised if this laptop eventually explodes.
OMG i wonder what he is doing these days!? he was huge in the 90's
Er, this isn't North Korea.Cue the haters....
This has nothing to do with dongles, so let's stop that discussion right now.
Thunderbolt 3 combines PCI Express and DisplayPort protocols into a single signal in addition to power. Its extremely versatile. Just like not all wireless headphones are up to 4.2 BT specs, I'm sure not all T3 peripherals are created equal as well.
Apple is being Apple, and that means outrageously priced stuff with hard to swallow limitations. I think folks forget that this is really been Apple's MO for decades. Either buy their stuff or don't, but stop complaining about something you have no control over.
On a related note, I think its kinda funny that Refurb 15" MacBook Pros are nearly sold out...... there were many different ones available when I last checked a couple weeks ago.....
already got my 2015 15". works like charm, has amazing keyboard, magsafe and works with anything i already have.
Well, except for the much better screen, 40gb/s tb3, 10gb/s usb and 3.1 gb/s hard drive.Ha, I just had the complete screen assembly and logic board replaced under warranty on my early 2013 rMBP, and so I reckon I can go a few cycles. I don't feel I'm really missing anything.
I predict by the end of the year the Genius Bar will be replaced by the Dongle Bar staffed by experts who can assist you in finding the correct dongles for your Apple product.