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I have a 12" MacBook and I don't think Apple will ever add a second USB-C port to it. There simply isn't space. From my review[1]: > Remember, the keyboard abu

by ggreer 11y ago

I have a 12" MacBook and I don't think Apple will ever add a second USB-C port to it. There simply isn't space. From my review[1]: > Remember, the keyboard abuts the side. The only areas where ports wouldn’t intersect with the keyboard are already taken: USB-C on the left, headphone jack on the right. Adding another USB-C port would require sacrificing the headphone jack. I doubt that will happen any time soon. Apple's solution is to sell an adapter that lets you charge and use USB[2]. Not pretty, but fewer peripherals need wires these days. Heck, I use the MacBook as my primary dev machine and the only adapter I use is for my Yubikey. 1. http://geoff.greer.fm/2015/04/19/2015-macbook-review/ http://geoff.greer.fm/2015/04/19/2015-macbook-review/ 2. http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...

rsync 11y ago
Thanks for your answer, but I don't understand ... The keyboard appears to abut both sides equally ... so while there may be an internal component in the current iteration that takes up internal space, it's not the external footprint of the keyboard that is determining port or no-port. Perhaps I am missing something ? Genuinely curious...
- ggreer 11y ago
  The keyboard has depth from mechanical linkages, sensors, and a frame to mount everything on. It's also recessed so it doesn't touch the screen when closed. See a teardown for the exact details. Since the keyboard can't be made any thinner, the only way to add more ports would be to make the laptop wider or thicker. Neither is going to happen.
  - rsync 11y ago
    Then how do they have the port on the left hand side ? What I am saying is, the laptop (and the keyboard) are symmetrical left to right ... so if they can squeeze the port in on the left side, they should be able to squeeze an identical port in on the right side.
    - ggreer 11y ago
      The headphone port is on the right. With the current form factor, there isn't room for both a headphone port and a USB-C port on one side. I said as much originally: > Adding another USB-C port would require sacrificing the headphone jack. Have you seen a MacBook in person? As soon as I did, I found this quite apparent.

by ggreer 11y ago

rsync 11y ago

Thanks for your answer, but I don't understand ... The keyboard appears to abut both sides equally ... so while there may be an internal component in the current iteration that takes up internal space, it's not the external footprint of the keyboard that is determining port or no-port. Perhaps I am missing something ? Genuinely curious...

ggreer 11y ago
The keyboard has depth from mechanical linkages, sensors, and a frame to mount everything on. It's also recessed so it doesn't touch the screen when closed. See a teardown for the exact details. Since the keyboard can't be made any thinner, the only way to add more ports would be to make the laptop wider or thicker. Neither is going to happen.
- rsync 11y ago
  Then how do they have the port on the left hand side ? What I am saying is, the laptop (and the keyboard) are symmetrical left to right ... so if they can squeeze the port in on the left side, they should be able to squeeze an identical port in on the right side.
  - ggreer 11y ago
    The headphone port is on the right. With the current form factor, there isn't room for both a headphone port and a USB-C port on one side. I said as much originally: > Adding another USB-C port would require sacrificing the headphone jack. Have you seen a MacBook in person? As soon as I did, I found this quite apparent.