Hi, I'm a music producer/composer, and I'm trying to connect some important pieces of hardware to my MacBook Pro 2016 15 inch necessary for producing the way I want to. I've already used the 2 left side ports for a USB C hub enabling charging and 3 USB 3.0 connections which I need.
I've got 3 transfer-rate-hungry components left to plug in, 2 will go in the right side USB C ports, 1 will have to plug in through USB 3.0 on the 1 remaining USB 3.0 port on the left side hub (I can adapt any of them to USB 3.0 too)
The 3 components I need to plug in are:
- My iPad Pro for Sidecar with MacOS Catalina (I want full speed with this, but is that achievable with USB 3.0 at 5gbps?)
- An external enclosure for my 2TB Intel 660P nvme SSD, with speeds up to 10gbps apparently supported. This speed is needed for loading heavy sample libraries without long wait times.
- My M Audio 2x2M audio interface, this can be connected though either USB 3 or USB C, but I have been having issues connecting it through hubs in the past, therefore I'd much rather plug it in directly.
Which of these three would you recommend sacrificing the speed of USB C for?
I've got 3 transfer-rate-hungry components left to plug in, 2 will go in the right side USB C ports, 1 will have to plug in through USB 3.0 on the 1 remaining USB 3.0 port on the left side hub (I can adapt any of them to USB 3.0 too)
The 3 components I need to plug in are:
- My iPad Pro for Sidecar with MacOS Catalina (I want full speed with this, but is that achievable with USB 3.0 at 5gbps?)
- An external enclosure for my 2TB Intel 660P nvme SSD, with speeds up to 10gbps apparently supported. This speed is needed for loading heavy sample libraries without long wait times.
- My M Audio 2x2M audio interface, this can be connected though either USB 3 or USB C, but I have been having issues connecting it through hubs in the past, therefore I'd much rather plug it in directly.
Which of these three would you recommend sacrificing the speed of USB C for?