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Really disappointed, seems like they are forcing 2020 connectors in 2016
by diegorbaquero 10y ago
Really disappointed, seems like they are forcing 2020 connectors in 2016
- revelation 10y agoUSB-C isn't some new fancy connector technology that will fully mature in 2020, it's just USB3 + power + pass-through for a bunch of other connectors. It's not a new connector, it's a connector transformer rather. Only that doesn't actually work in practice, you can't connect four HDMI<->USB-C adapter to the four USB-C ports of the MBP and expect them all to work. Similarly, I can't imagine you can connect four power supplies simultaneously and have it charge through all of them. Add a bunch of other similar non-obvious restrictions.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoWhy can't I do that? GPU can't drive five displays?
- honkhonkpants 10y agoAnswering my own question: this late-2016 MacBook Pro does support four external monitors using its four USB-C ports.