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Re:The new MacBook by zaroth on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:30PM (#9172783)
Theoretically, yes. But I'm not obsoleting my new 4K 60" screen to add a port. So if I want to output display to a monitor/projector and I'm low on battery, I better have a powered USB hub handy...

It may come with a 1-port USB plus power adapter in place of the standard power cable though?

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Re:The new MacBook by radicalbyte on Monday March 09, 2015 @03:10PM (#9173173)
On my desk I have two monitors, keyboard, mouse, microphone, webcam, laptop and an Antec USB charger which charges my phone, bluetooth headset, kindle and vita.

My laptop is connected to the power via magsafe and the monitors with HDMI and USB. Keyboard/mouse/webcam/microphone are connected to the monitors.

With the new USB-C plug I guess I'll be able to buy the hypothetical Antec "Super USB Charging Media Hub", which all my devices connect to. My laptop then only needs to plug into one thing.

I would really like PC manufacturers to standardize on this; it would make using laptops as nice as using non-Apple telephones/tablets/ereaders is now.

The decision to not include a single USB port is of course mind-boggling, especially given Apple's market. How are you supposed to share large files? No USB drives, no memory cards etc on the go.

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Re:The new MacBook by chrishas35 on Monday March 09, 2015 @03:31PM (#9173345)
With all of those peripherals, I think it's clear you're not the intended market for this specific device and its single port strategy.
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Re:The new MacBook by masklinn on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:22PM (#9173738)
I'd think the opposite since his peripherals are fixed: type C is the logical extension of the thunderbolt display, with a single cable end to plug in when you reach your desk with your laptop.

I'm in a somewhat similar situation, when I reach home I plug in power, network, external display and USB devices, but these things don't move with me, they're fixed desk accessories. I've got a separate set of them at work.

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Re:The new MacBook by mirkules on Monday March 09, 2015 @03:22PM (#9173269)
With regards to sharing of files: it's a natural progression for Apple. They are moving everything to iCloud. In Mavericks, for example, they disabled syncing of notes/calendar/address book through the cable with iTunes. It feels like this is just one step further.

Needless to say, I'm not very happy about no USB just as I wasn't happy about syncing.

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Re:The new MacBook by doodpants on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:21PM (#9173730)
> In Mavericks, for example, they disabled syncing of notes/calendar/address book through the cable with iTunes.

They eventually released an update that re-enabled it, and it still works in Yosemite.

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Re:The new MacBook by mirkules on Sunday March 15, 2015 @04:46PM (#9208050)
Hey thanks for this. I tested it out on Mavericks, and the only thing that doesn't sync anymore is the notes. Maybe I just can't find the setting in iTunes to sync that as well...
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Re:The new MacBook by exprL on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:38PM (#9172847)
Having a powered USB hub doesn't seem like a stretch next to a 60" monitor. It's not like the latter is very portable.

edit: vocabulary

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