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And limited to Macbook Pro. Damn, I was hoping they would include support for Macbooks.
by simongray 9y ago
And limited to Macbook Pro. Damn, I was hoping they would include support for Macbooks.
- navidfarhadi 9y agoMacbooks don't have a TB3 port
- tomca32 9y agoWhich is a shame. This is the only reason my wife still uses old 11" Mac Air. She has an Apple Thunderbolt screen which she doesn't want to replace and is unusable on the Macbook. Pros are just too big for her, so she keeps on using the old Air.
- lostlogin 9y agoThe current MacBook similar size bigger screen, but wow is the dongle life a horror.
- nkkollaw 9y agoIt's not only a horror, it's idiotic and completely avoidable. Some people say it's an upgrade, but I don't see why they couldn't upgrade and keep the other ports around, since people need those daily. For sure I've used my 89-euro dongle a lot more than I've used the USB-C port (which is never), until I got sane again after 8 years of getting overcharged by Apple and switched to Microsoft hardware running Xfce Linux (which are both wonderful).
- saagarjha 9y agoWhat dongle is €89!?
- nkkollaw 9y agoThe one I bought with the laptops so that I could use my external monitor and plug my cell phone.
- saagarjha 9y agoThis one is $69 and has USB C, HDMI, and USB A: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-a.... Does it not fit your needs?
- Symbiote 9y agoAdd a typical European VAT and the price is similar.
- saagarjha 9y ago€89 is around $110. Is VAT really 60%?
- antnisp 9y agohttps://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter?fnode=8b https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... Here it is. Right from the mother-ship.
- Symbiote 9y agoI guess I meant that was an equivalent price for electronics. Around 20% is normal. The USD has slipped further than I thought compared to the Euro, and prices are usually a bit higher here. There are various explanations: * Higher staff wages * Government-mandated warranty * Willingness to pay more The same product is €79 in Germany: https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... (or ~87€ in Denmark!)
- rsynnott 9y agoThe next version of the MacBook will likely support Thunderbolt. Current Intel chipsets require a rather large (and power-hungry) chip for Thunderbolt (MBPs actually have two of them!), but it'll be integrated soon; they'll get it for 'free'.
- armadsen 9y agoIt also works on 2017 iMacs and iMac Pro. ie. Macs with Thunderbolt 3.
- ctime 9y agoNot exactly, here are the specifics: eGPUs are supported on MacBook Pro notebooks released in 2016 and later1, iMac computers introduced in 2017 and later, and iMac Pro.
- sulam 9y agoAnd iMac + iMac Pro.