MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by bastardoperator on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @11:00AM (#28918796)

I have a USB-C monitor, so I just plug my macbook in with a single cable and I get power and video. How people aren't loving this I don't know. I use a display port dongle for two additional screens to make a triple display and I still have 2 USB-C ports available. I plug my keyboard/mouse into the monitor.

If you're not loving USB-C, you're just not doing it right.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by richjdsmith on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:08AM (#28931560)

It took me buying three different usbc to hdmi cables to get my surface hub to play nicely with my two monitors. Nothing in this stack was less than 6 months old.

That’s why I don’t love it. Love the promise, hate the result.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by tehnub on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:01PM (#28934688)

Have you noticed any increase in battery degradation from keeping it plugged in all the time? I like the idea of that setup, but that's one worry I've had.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by AtlasBarfed on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:50AM (#28932181)

What was the price premium you paid to get that single cable experience? 1000$? 2000$? between the hub and monitor?

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by bastardoperator on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:54PM (#28935464)

My employer paid for everything. Zero dollars and I get to keep everything outside of the macbook when or if I decide to leave.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by guidoism on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @10:28PM (#28926105)

I love the idea of it but I don’t yet have a monitor that will do this for me.

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