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They should have had 2 USB-A sockets. Or at the very least 1. Many new external devices people use with MBPs still tend to come with USB-A. E.g. quality keyboa
by tpmx 5y ago
They should have had 2 USB-A sockets. Or at the very least 1.
Many new external devices people use with MBPs still tend to come with USB-A. E.g. quality keyboards and mice. And then there's all of those very random and sometimes very useful devices from the past ~20 years that we all have around.
- handrous 5y agoStrongly agreed, of all the stuff I miss from my 2014 MBP USB-A is still #1 (HDMI is a very close #2, though). The only shit I have that plugs into USB-C are Apple devices and a monitor purchased specifically to work with Apple devices. Everything else is still USB-A, and I'm not exactly rushing to replace it considering all other computing devices[0] in my house use USB-A data ports (the single Pi4 I have does charge over USB-C, but its data ports are, sanely, USB-A) [0 EDIT] Actually I just remembered the pro controllers for my Switch are USB-C, and of course the unit itself charges over USB-C—but what's the data port on the Switch? USB-A! Because of course it is, because that's what's actually useful.
- philwelch 5y agoI've found it fairly easy to find monitors that also work as USB-A hubs.
- tpmx 5y agoI often use my MBP with different monitors. Sometimes even hotel room TVs, after moving some desk around to place it in front of the TV.
- denimnerd42 5y agoeh usb-c to usb-A adapters are easy to get and permanently keep on the usb-a device. i wouldn't want to trade usb-a ports for usb-c ports any day on a laptop since the usb-c tb4 ports are so powerful.
- tpmx 5y ago"Eh", there are other things than the USB-C sockets you can trade with to get volume for USB-A sockets. Also, your "just use a dongle" argument is a nonstarter.
- sbuk 5y agoSaw the same argument when they dropped parallel and serial ports on the original iMac. There are adapters that you can leave on the cable, or buy new cables. USB-C is the future and is here now.
- lucian1900 5y agoExactly. Much more useful that the extremely niche SD card slot.