Re:Apple updates its 12-inch MacBook with faster chip, but n...
by todd8 on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @12:58PM
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My wife and I both have to travel. This is my favorite travel computer. At home, or when working all day on location, I prefer my MBP retina 15. At the airport, in a plane, or next to bed I like the 12 inch MB.
There is a lot of speculation over the single port. There are a couple of USB C dongles. One is USB-C to regular USB. The other is USB-C to USB, USB-C, and HDMI. The later allows charging the MB while using USB and connecting a monitor. I keep a little zip up with my Apple USB-C charger and the larger dongle. I leave the charger and dongle at home if getting coffee with my MB. On the road I carry the little zip up bag with charger and dongle. Even carrying both is lighter than any other laptop charger I have. (The USB-C charger is only a bit bigger than an iPad charger.)
There is a lot of speculation over the single port. There are a couple of USB C dongles. One is USB-C to regular USB. The other is USB-C to USB, USB-C, and HDMI. The later allows charging the MB while using USB and connecting a monitor. I keep a little zip up with my Apple USB-C charger and the larger dongle. I leave the charger and dongle at home if getting coffee with my MB. On the road I carry the little zip up bag with charger and dongle. Even carrying both is lighter than any other laptop charger I have. (The USB-C charger is only a bit bigger than an iPad charger.)