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Re:Newest MacBook Pro is the first MacBook not recommended b... by SyneRyder on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:11PM (#13246230)
Not entirely true, as the 2016 MacBook Pro disables/blocks some Thunderbolt 3 devices that haven't been Apple-certified (apparently including any device that uses a Texas Instruments TPS65982 USB-C chip):

https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/03/2016-macbook-pro-thunderbolt-...

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Re:Newest MacBook Pro is the first MacBook not recommended b... by amckinlay on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:24PM (#13246337)
Is the TI chip out of spec? Why is it blocked?
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