Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first time, I don't love it

Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by rednum on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:16AM (#23391230)

By dongles you mean just hubs or also adapters? Unfortunately, I also want to record vocals or external instruments for which I need a MIDI interface (which uses USB A); and I don't think you can buy USB C midi keyboard yet (actually Roli Block has USB C but I don't like it much and 95% of time I'd rather use normal keyboard). Is there particular dongle you can recommend? (By the way, my Focursite interface does not work with "quality" Aukey hub that I bought, I'm using some noname dongle for that).

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by armandhammer on Thursday June 04, 2020 @12:54AM (#23412568)

You don't need a dongle to use regular old USB-A devices with a USB-C computer. All you need to do is replace the cable which is usually like $5. So if your MIDI keyboard or audio interface has a USB-B connector on the hardware side (like the Scarlett do), just buy a USB-B to USB-C cable. I don't know why the myth of needing a USB-C-to-A dongle has persisted for so long.

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by lostlogin on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:38AM (#23391473)

I think I am lumping them all together, but my bad experiences are all with adaptors (Eg USB C to HDMI and similar). At least half the problem for me is the USB C cable and the variety of things that can be plugged into the port that look the same but are not. I have been scarred by a target-disk-mode recovery which required a new, non-Apple cable to work. It’s crazy that we have ended up here. Audio is not something I know well, but I have yet to have problems with Belkin adaptors. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.macworld.com/article/291181...

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