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Author forgot to mention new MBPs dont use USB-C, they use _special Apple variant_ of USB-C. Variant that doesnt work with ordinary dongles, from hdmi dongles p
by rasz_pl 10y ago
Author forgot to mention new MBPs dont use USB-C, they use _special Apple variant_ of USB-C. Variant that doesnt work with ordinary dongles, from hdmi dongles producing flickering mess to USB 2.0 dongles _silently corrupting files_ from pendrives.
- AJ007 10y agoNot sure why your comment was down voted - http://blog.fosketts.net/2016/10/29/total-nightmare-usb-c-thunderbolt-3/ http://blog.fosketts.net/2016/10/29/total-nightmare-usb-c-th...
- rasz_pl 10y agoThats one of the ways to cope with cognitive dissonance. Its obviously slander and trolling when someone says something bad about your multi $thousand purchase. 2016 MBP corrupting files _silently_ when using third party dongle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCCvEzqDq8U&t=76m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCCvEzqDq8U&t=76m10s
- floatboth 10y agoThunderbolt 3 is not a "special Apple variant". Most new high-end laptops these days have Thunderbolt 3. https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products?tid=14&field_company_nid=All&field_prod_os_value_many_to_one=All&field_prod_tb_version_value_many_to_one=All https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products?tid=14&field_comp...
- curried_haskell 10y agoLet's not forget not properly shielding and some USB 3 devices killing WiFi with interference.