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Thunderbolt 3/USB-C Adapters, Cables, and Hubs for New MacBook Pro
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Man, this Apple dongle fest is really annoying. SMH
So many dongles... what do those pictures remind me of?
That's right....
Funny how things change.
The irony is that so many of you are so caught up in the group-think here that you can't see that long-term, the new Thunderbolt 3 ports will greatly streamline connectivity on the MBP. Those of you who still want your HDMI, mDP, usb-a, magsafe, etc. would have a mass of cables connected to both sides of the MacBook any time you were set up with all these peripherals. With Thunderbolt 3 you can have a dock hidden away and 1 clean cable connecting to the laptop. Even cleaner than the iMac in the picture.
Apple should supply 3 adapters of your choice, for free, upon purchase of one of their new USB-C Only laptops. If they can afford the humility of a free adapter in each iPhone 7, they can afford to do that.
Wow, this will look stupid when your at location as a "pro", dongeling your ding dongs into some spaghetti workplace.
I should buy a Google Pixel phone it comes with a really nice and small adaptor.... come with the phone... not an extra $25. Now no idea what to do, I'm due for a new laptop and was hoping to get the a new Pro. but might consider the 2015 version instead.
The OWC USB-C Dock says 80W of power to charge your device, but the AC Adapter for the 15" MBP is 87W. I wonder if this will cause issues for users?
I repeat: just for the fun of it of course, there ought to be a yearly ‘Dongle Day’ on the calendar.
Or add a ‘Dongle score’ to each new product. Make a Dongle game etc.
Or add a ‘Dongle score’ to each new product. Make a Dongle game etc.
Why? Just use your old cable.
Anyway, instead of buying a new cable, I just bought USB C to A adaptors on Amazon. You get two for six bucks.
The least thing Apple could do now, is give us a proper SD-to-USBC cable like the Lightning one. The offered alternatives are bulky and ugly.
I'm starting to think that "music" is no longer in Apple's dna and that it's been replaced with the used car-salesman huckster trying to up-sell/nickle&dime you at every opportunity....
Okay, that's ridiculous to be using dongles to connect latest Apple iphone or other hardware. I still get annoyed having to use the adapter with my iphone 7 and headphones, now I was looking to upgrade to the new MBP and I will have to get new cables because the ports are missing?
Feels like a downgrade not an upgrade.
Feels like a downgrade not an upgrade.
Confounding.
It's like they actually hate their loyal customer base. You buy the latest phone and the latest Laptop, and you cant plug it in without buying an adapter. You buy fancy new headphones you were more-or-less forced into for your brand new phone and you can't use those without buying ANOTHER ADAPTER.
Seriously, what. the. heck.
It's like they actually hate their loyal customer base. You buy the latest phone and the latest Laptop, and you cant plug it in without buying an adapter. You buy fancy new headphones you were more-or-less forced into for your brand new phone and you can't use those without buying ANOTHER ADAPTER.
Seriously, what. the. heck.
Apple 2009, "There's an App for that"
Apple 2016, "There's an Adapter for that"
Apple 2016, "There's an Adapter for that"
God, everything I read about the cables and dongles just sounds like parody now.
Bought an iPhone and a new Macbook Pro? Hope you have $25 left so you can connect them!
Bought an iPhone and a new Macbook Pro? Hope you have $25 left so you can connect them!
Where the hell is my USB-C to MagSafe adapter??
Except... that's not how life usually works. I can't tell you how many times I've wondered: where is my VGA dongle?
But ok... if you want to be optimistic. Sure.
Still laughs for days that you cant even connect their latest 1.999€ laptop to their latest 899€ phone without a dongle.
What r they thinking
What r they thinking
welcome to dongle land. Would it kill apple to make a smooth transition on anything they make. Im sure 99,9% of the people buying the Macbook pro would prefer two thunderbolt 3 and two USB 3 instead.
Ethernet is so passé and 1990's....according to Apple ONLY!! Despite the fact it sticks two of them in the Mac Pro.. oh yeah that's not been updated like forever, they have yet to butcher that machine, or scrap it...