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Not directly related to the Mac Pro, but my 2014 MacBook Pro has annoyed me only having 2 USB ports. It feels like I need to plug in more than two devices ever
by vertis 10y ago
Not directly related to the Mac Pro, but my 2014 MacBook Pro has annoyed me only having 2 USB ports.
It feels like I need to plug in more than two devices every day. So I end up carrying around a USB hub. Which is just annoying.
What is the benefit of having those sides of the computer be empty?
- kylec 10y agoWhat sort of scenarios require 3 or more USB ports simultaneously on the go? I can understand at a desk, but I'm having a hard time imagining a non-contrived scenario where you would need them regularly on the go.
- zepolen 10y agoMy use case: 1. Logitech mouse dongle 2. Disk/Stick 3. Phone I ended up buying a Bluetooth Logitech MX Master instead, best mouse ever.
- devonkim 10y agoI'm more upset that the two ports aren't on the same side of the laptop. This precludes use of portable hard drives that use two USB connections.
- saagarjha 10y agoI'm actually happy that Apple moved the USB ports away from each other. I used to have a non-Retina MacBook Pro and it was a royal pain to get two "large" USBs to fit at the same time.
- Dylan16807 10y agoI'd say the way to support those is having nice beefy power supplies for the ports, not having more of them.
- Espressosaurus 10y agoMouse, JTAG, serial connection to device under test, phone. Sometimes add a USB drive when taking measurements using test equipment. Useful either in the lab, or at a customer's site. Which is why I only own Apple products for play. For my personal usage: mouse, USB drive, phone.
- Daishiman 10y agoTwo external drives + phone + external sound card. Mouse + charging phone + charging external battery pack Mouse + keyboard + digital camera to download pics Two external sound cards + anything else
- watertorock 10y agoIf you think the 2014 port situation is annoying wait until you see the 2016....
- TheOtherHobbes 10y agoIt seems obvious Apple are aiming for no ports at all, with everything magically wireless all the time. Which is fine, except that it really doesn't work at all for pro applications that need pro hardware, such as video and audio.