Annnnnd...they missed the mark. Hard to blame them when it's Apple's own absurdity in providing a single port to begin with. Maybe pass-through would have pushed the price up too high? $50 with pass-through and HDMI might have been the sweet spot.
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Satechi Announces Type-C Hub Adapter for MacBook
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1. No decent Bluetooth mice exist, so I have a wireless Logitech MX Performance mouse. But it needs the USB receiver.
2. Ditto for BT keyboards. Refuse to use the ****** Apple one without a number pad.
3. Employer bought the USB headset. Works fine, no need for wireless.
In this case, yes. They could have made a hub that has pass through and USB-B to ease the transition to USB-C. But perhaps, just like the industry thus far, they couldn't make a chipset that could do that.
Maybe it isn't designed for people who need all kinds of ports on a regular basis.
It is very difficult to build in charging. That's why all the kickstarter projects and OWC have been delayed. It isn't as simple as adding a port. You need a complex controller to fit within the power delivery specs of USB 3.1 to charge the MacBook and then also provide USB 3.0 capabilities to the USB-A ports."It should be noted that the USB-C hub does not.. ..have the most obvious port you take for granted"
How did this get through any kind of product development testing w/o someone saying "hey, I think we forgot one thing"?
Then why mock this computer when it clearly isn't for you??? It's for people who don't need the ports. Students and professionals who do just fine with BT for the occasional accessory.
Pretty good, but without usb-c charging it's only useful for occasional use.
Really kills the product for me. When I use a "hub" it's b.c I am docked.
Seems like an awesome little add-on for the rMB and priced right, but it seems incredible if they really overlooked simultaneous charging? Or is there some solid reason for that, other than a somewhat higher price?Pretty good, but without usb-c charging it's only useful for occasional use.
Then why was Google able to put two USB-C ports into the Chromebook Pixel? They are both fully functional (incl. power and DisplayPort alternate mode).
But personally, I think a USB 3.0 type-A port would be much more useful for the next few years than a second USB-C (incidentally, the Pixel has that too).
They added a separate controller for the second port. Apple used only the controller built into the Broadwell-Y chipset, which supports only one USB-C port. It's a design decision. Clearly Apple is aiming this product at people who don't use ports a lot.
Consider that Apple sold a record number of Macs last quarter and credited the MacBook specifically, I'd say it's anything but a flop.
So, there is obviously a technical way to do this. Apple just decided not to.
Anyway, this question also shows one of the problems with USB-C: Since there are a number of optional features (charging voltages, USB modes, alternate modes), we will see USB-C connectors with different sets of capabilities, perhaps even mixed on the same device. This will invariably lead to consumer confusion. And the same goes for the multiple types of USB-C cables with different cababilities.
Strange that it does not have usb-c power pass-through. I mean the MacBook is not for users who want to plug in things so the market for these adapters is very limited in the first place. And then if you got the MacBook and still want to plug 2 or 3 devices, then you'll want the computer to be powered. Sounds like one of these "designed by engineers" product or a very poor Marketing job. This product gets an F for Fail !
I second that notion. Why would anyone design a USB-C hub for the new MacBook without pass-through USB-C charging? I'd also worry about the torque on the USB-C connector breaking the hub or MacBook's USB-C port. A short pigtail would have been safer. I'll never understand why they didn't just include two USB-C ports on the new MacBook. This was about as dumb a decision as designing the original iMac's mouse as a hockey puck for the sake of design over function. I'm hoping v2 will have at least 2 USB-C and one SDXC slot. Those would be my minimum requirements for a travel laptop. I know the MacBook Air fits that bill, if only it had the retina display.
You do aware that wire is still needed right? How European citizens can access sites hosted in United States? Without fibre cables deployed in sea, this would just become, either way too expensive, or impossible.
And cable connection is sometimes still more stable than wireless connection. I would prefer using Ethernet cable when I can, so I don't need to struggle unstable wireless signals.
Having "one type " input is what is nessasary for the modern computer! The future with the launch of Skylake will end "all" cords!!! ( look it up ) so down to one cord today is the first step toward wireless "everything !! And I can guarantee there will be the same peeps here on the forms that will complain " Now what do I do will all my cords and all the money I spent on them???? Haha, just wait and watch!! Haha
What I want to see are:
1xUSB Type C passthrough
2-3x USB 3
SD reader is cool but not a deal breaker
1-2xThunderbolt ports
I would also add HDMI/VGA/DVI but I can live with the thunderbolt ports and adapters to HDMI/VGA/DVI.
That would make it worth while, I'd also be willing to spend more on it with those ports.
1xUSB Type C passthrough
2-3x USB 3
SD reader is cool but not a deal breaker
1-2xThunderbolt ports
I would also add HDMI/VGA/DVI but I can live with the thunderbolt ports and adapters to HDMI/VGA/DVI.
That would make it worth while, I'd also be willing to spend more on it with those ports.