The CD drive, Ethernet port, floppy disc, etc... were all well past being used when they were replaced. They didn't cut the Ethernet port when nobody had wifi anywhere, for example.
This is a case of getting rid of the ports for devices that are still currently the latest being sold. There are entire categories of peripherals that aren't available in USB-C.
My question to you is this: What would have been the drawback to keep a USB-A 3.1 port or 2?
It's not like the device is so thin that it couldn't have had them. You can still have and use USB-C/TB3 all you like with the 2-3 that it would have.
I'm glad it hasn't been a problem for you, but it can be tedious or halt a workflow. If you forget to bring them with you (which is very easy if you take them out of your bag all the time), then you're stuck if you need them. All for what?
We used to have a laugh when people needed all these extra pieces to make their computer just work as a normal machine and get things done. Now, for no reason whatsoever, you need these dongles to use almost anything that connects to a computer at this time.
I like USB-C and look forward to its implementation. But right now, nothing I have is USB-C or even available in USB-C if I wanted to replace it.
I don't think the loss of a USB port matters because the tiny USB adapter is nothing to carry or use, but I did like having an SD slot at times. But in PRACTICAL terms, I carried my card reader anyway, so I didn't really lose anything but the IDEA of a convenience that was never really there to begin with.
Had I designed the new MBP I would have made the following changes:
1) Keep one standard USB port
2) Keep one SD slot
3) Make the Touch Bar strip brightness adjustable (and a bit brighter)
4) Taper/soften the edges of the case which are very sharp.
5) Offer a black color case option
6) 16 GB memory on all touchbar models (upgradeable to 32) - we'll see this soon
None of this really effects my workflow, but it would have made a nice notebook nicer!
R.
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The concept is great. The execution isn't. Given all it would take for you to see this is reading the front page of this forum, which is flooded with compatibility problems, I doubt I'll be able to persuade you.
We have an identical port and cable that has about two dozen possible protocol combinations hiding inside, without any sort of identifying features. They only way to know for a naked cable is to test it... and as shown with Google's experiments, the worst case scenario is it bursts into flames.
I would consider "a genuine fire risk by using a cable in someone else's office to connect" something of a "hinderance".
Are you taking crazy pills? Who's running around to offices connecting mysterious cables to their computers? Tell me because I work in Hollywood and I've never EVER seen such a thing.
If you can't sort out your cables (you can actually SEE what they're connected to in rooms with light) I don't know what to tell you. Nikon & Canon DSLRs, 4 different printers, RED system, Gopro, 3 different screens (two brands), Toshiba drives, Superdrive and even my Dodge Hellcat can connect with the little USB adapter.
Stop the insanity already. For the LARGE majority of users, this is a NON ISSUE.
R.
