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And having to use a special Apple dongle to connect normal mouse or flash disk is downright embarassing.
by glogla 10y ago
And having to use a special Apple dongle to connect normal mouse or flash disk is downright embarassing.
- spankalee 10y agoWhy would it be a special Apple dongle? Any USB-C to USB-A adapter would work, until you get a USB-C mouse.
- bluedino 10y agoUSB C mouse? Let me know when you can pick one of those up at Staples or Best Buy
- bartvk 10y agoWhy the snark? It'll probably take a year before you can get a cheap throw-away mouse with USB-C at Staples or Best Buy. But assuming you're a professional, you either already have a bluetooth mouse/trackpad or you'll want some quality and order a mouse from a reputable brand.
- bluedino 10y agoDoes Logitech make a USB-C receiver for their wireless mouse yet?
- bartvk 10y agoHeh, that's an interesting point you make. Assuming you can't or don't want to use Bluetooth, I was surprised to see that in The Netherlands, there's only 1 brand that carries an USB-C mouse, and it's a budget brand as well: http://www.trust.com/en/product/20969-usb-c-retractable-mini-mouse-black http://www.trust.com/en/product/20969-usb-c-retractable-mini... So I have to admit it's indeed very, very slim pickings.
- jsz0 10y agoHow about a $10 USB-C mouse from Amazon?
- Roritharr 10y agoNothing special about it, its standardized. Actually Apple just released a Notebook that has NO proprietary ports anymore. As a Surface User I find this astonishing and great. On top of this I find it weird that people say they have to carry 20 Apple branded dongles. Depending on your use-case there is already type-c usb hubs with HDMI Ports, or Ethernet Ports, or both.[1] The thing is, I love the USB-C TB3 Ports and I love Apple's decision to drag the industry kicking and screaming into a reality where an Office can have a Monitor that is a Thunderbolt 3 Hub, connected with Ethernet and peripherals, that work with both Windows and Mac. This will revolutionize flex-desk setups for big organizations and Co-Workingspaces everywhere. Imo it's worth to have this transition period where people drag a dongle with them to achieve this. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Aluminum-MacBook-ChromeBook-Supported/dp/B01EIWJ9QG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1477758507&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+c&refinements=p_89%3AAukey https://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Aluminum-MacBook-ChromeBoo...
- LoSboccacc 10y agomacbook users tend to overlap with iphone users. so there's that, no hub I know has also a thunderbolt. will happen given enough time and the current demand, but if this was the direction engineering went with the laptop, a revolutionary iphone would have had two usb c
- farm_code 10y agoAnd then replace laptop with your phone. Continuum.
- eropple 10y agoMy flash drives will be a minor pain in the rear, but the disks I use more often (4TB+ externals) just take a C-to-B cable and I'm done. I don't think this is going to be as big a deal as people say. Honestly, the biggest beef I have is removing the SD card slot, because I do a lot of photo/video work.
- slantyyz 10y ago>> I don't think this is going to be as big a deal as people say. I think it depends on the type of user you are. If you're a true "mobile user", it's probably not a big deal, because you put a value on mobility over other stuff. If you treat your laptop as a "portable desktop", it can get annoying. The ability to not have dongles for everything is one less thing to think about. Yes, it's not the end of the world to have dongles, but if you're used to not needing dongles, being forced to use them is going to make you unhappy.
- eropple 10y agoI'm not really a "mobile user". But I'll be happy to be able to run my entire desk off of one plug rather than the five (power, two monitors, two USB, one of which is a hub) that are currently plugged into my 15" MBP.