I’m writing this guide, in part because I feel responsible for the burden I’ve put on laptop users of all stripes.
These days, however, it’s not only MacBooks foregoing all your favourite ports and slots - HDMI, microSD, SD, and the like in fact, you’ll find many of the best laptops now require multiport adapters and hubs to do simple things like extending your screen to a second display, viewing photos from your digital camera, or even just plugging in a webcam for your Zoom calls. Though inevitably discontinued, one could speculate due to its exorbitant price tag, this thin and light machine unexpectedly influenced every laptop Apple’s slapped its logo on since. Now, the M1 Pro and the M1 Pro Max can do it, and it is good to see that Apple is righting the wrongs committed in recent years.Before it was cool, Apple introduced its first USB Type-C-only MacBook back in 2015, namely, the 12-inch MacBook. But it is possible that the M1 chipset wasn't designed to offer more IO options. I would have liked to see Apple make a move to include more ports earlier when the company launched the M1-powered MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 13. And the fact that now all three Thunderbolt aka USB ports are available at all times is bound to come as a big relief to anyone who uses a MacBook with lots of accessories. Ports like the one for SD cards are extremely useful as any photographer or videographer will say. Also, it is fair to assume that most MacBooks are used with WiFi and Ethernet-to-USB-C is probably the least sold adapter among MacBook users.Įssentially, one can say that with the new MacBook Pro laptops, Apple is finally moving away from its Dongle Raj that it brought to consumers a few years ago. But it can be argued, and rather convincingly, that with WiFi 6 support gigabit connections are possible wirelessly.
In particular, the Ethernet jack is conspicuous by its absence.
The port situation in the new MacBook Pro is a huge step up from the MacBook Pro 13-inch, which has just two USB-C ports, and one of them gets every time the laptop is connected to the charger.Īlthough, some will still say that a few more ports are missing.
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