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New MacBook Pros May Not Be Compatible With Some Early Thunderbolt 3 Devices [Updated]
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I guess we can sweep "incredible, magical & best ever" under the carpet.
Why? There are very few TB3 devices right now, and no current MacBook Pro works with any TB3 device.
If you look at the Pluggable pages that aren't trying to grab headlines with Apple attacks, you can get a sense of what the current state of play is for Thunderbolt 3:
http://plugable.com/thunderbolt-3/support/
Every manufacturer has had to go through some hoops to make their stuff work, and many still don't. Apple will get it sorted. The fact that the adapter works under bootcamp means the hardware supports it (unlike some of the PCs listed which don't have hardware support for dual displays).
http://plugable.com/thunderbolt-3/support/
Every manufacturer has had to go through some hoops to make their stuff work, and many still don't. Apple will get it sorted. The fact that the adapter works under bootcamp means the hardware supports it (unlike some of the PCs listed which don't have hardware support for dual displays).
I wonder how many people were inspired to buy the 2015 MBP after watching the "hello again" event?
I know one person that was waiting to for the new one to replace his 2010 MBP. After the event, he has been looking at the Apple refurbished 2015 15" MBPs. They had a bunch of different ones on their website 2 days ago, now they are only down to one refurbished model.
Yes, but is this an issue on Apple's side or TI's? Do other PCs with TB3 ports have this issue (or might they if they use Intel's new chipset)? I doubt very seriously Apple deliberately engineered their products not to work with specific TB3 devices. Intel obviously released a new chipset for a reason.
Yeah, there were some good deals available price/performance compared to the new model- I suspect it will be a very very long time before we see a dozen different Pro laptops gathering dust on Apple's Refurb pages again...I ordered a 2015 13" MBP with the 2.7 GHz chipset and 256 GB storage. Called an hour later to upgrade to the 2.9 GHz and 512 GB. The Apple rep told me they had more than 2000 units left of the the 2.9GHz so I had time to try out the 2.7 GHz before deciding if I wanted the 2.9. The next day I check out the refurb store - 2.9 option was sold out.
Of course this would make sense, Apple wants you to buy their dongles.
Apple needs to release a dongle like this:
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Apple needs to release a dongle like this:
AMAZON LINK
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And we can verify this? Of course marketing says things like this... they lie about stuff all the time.
The fact that there are like, what, 4 TB3 products maybe speaks to a different problem with this MBP..... I don't know, just sayen....
You all are a bunch of bitter folks.
My question is...is there a legitimate reason that its not compatible with TI chips? Maybe just an oversight? an issue with the TI chip and Intel's new chip itself?
My question is...is there a legitimate reason that its not compatible with TI chips? Maybe just an oversight? an issue with the TI chip and Intel's new chip itself?
Oh boy, there are gonna be a lot of people that show up at the Dongle Bar really, really confused.
The story is not complete. Did Apple not follow the Ingel TB 3 Spec or TI didn't use the Intel TB 3 Spec! We need more information to lay blame on either Apple or TI!
Yup, I mentioned in an earlier post that there were a lot more MBPs on Apple's refurbished page a few days ago. Not any more.
2016 is turning out to be a horrible year.
The cubs won, so not all is bad ;-)
That just means it'll also have the most returns ever...
Yea, these stats could be made up to generate buzz. Look at the stories about how well the AW was selling.
All 4 ports useless other than being used for charging. Apple finally comes up wih essentially a portless macbook pro. they should throw in 4 chargers to allow charging simultaneously through all 4 ports in the mean time.
It's the most pre-orders made through the Apple Online store for a MBP. Given that 1) there were tons of people waiting for a new MBP, 2) you can't pre-order through any store other than an online store and 3) the last time a MBP was released, the online stores in certain regions (namely China) were barely up and running, it's not exactly surprising. It's a marketing spin (that seems to have worked).
1k saved? so you are going to pay like 2500$ for outdated tech? i'm not sure this is such a good deal..
Well to be fair... nah no excuse for this. I am onboard with the dongle thing, but damn man. A device that is supposed to work. On this new connector has to be redone to work. They went USB-c too early. By about a year. The new model (non-touch) was growing on me too.
Need some good news!
Need some good news!