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> But I discovered that Apple did have one more hidden extra cost in store for 2016 MacBook Pro buyers This seems like an extremely misguided article. The over
by eridius 10y ago
> But I discovered that Apple did have one more hidden extra cost in store for 2016 MacBook Pro buyers
This seems like an extremely misguided article. The overwhelming majority of users don't buy extra power adaptors. I'd wager that most power adaptors that are purchased are to replace the old power adaptor (because it was damaged or lost). So no, this is not a hidden cost in store for MBP buyers, this is a "hidden cost" in store for the handful of people who like to buy 2 spare power adaptors to go with their brand new computer.
- j45 10y agoI have one for each of my desk setups at work and home. I don't think I'm the majority in any way but I don't think it's that uncommon either. USB-C cables are cheap enough anyways as long as you find one that can handle the power and amperage
- jackweirdy 10y agoSimilar here. I have one for home, one for traveling with. When the travel one starts to get too worn out, I'll swap them.
- eridius 10y agoEverybody that I've ever worked with (that uses an MBP) has an external monitor at work, and external monitors provide power so you don't need a separate charging brick.
- brazzledazzle 10y agoIsn't that limited to Apple displays?
- eridius 10y agoUSB-C/Thunderbolt 3 displays can do this too.
- j45 10y agoI think you might be referring to the thunderbolt display. I run 2 or 3 27" monitors. The thunderbolt displays have not interested me because they haven't been updated in so long. Many developers don't use the apple displays and instead a solid dell, asus, etc as most of their work is text based.
- eridius 10y agoEverybody here at work uses Thunderbolt displays, but with the new MBP, if you're using a USB-C display, it should also provide the same functionality.
- j45 10y agoGood to know. I'm not sprinting towards the new MBP but look forward to the next gen hardware in that form-factor, not to mention hopefully some very polished and performant usb-c docks
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- SomeHacker44 10y agoI have at least 5. I may be hard-core, but I have one in my travel bag, one at the office, one in my home office, one in my living room, and one in my bedroom. Granted, some of these have Magsafe 1 to 2 adapters on them, but those little things are also expensive. At around $600 for the additional sets, plus probably another $300 for other dongles in quite a few locations, I think I will not be upgrading anytime soon.
- snowwrestler 10y agoThere's got to be MagSafe to USB-C adapters on the way, right? It would be crazy if everyone had throw away perfectly functioning transformers, for lack of a cheap adapter. The market opportunity is obvious.