"You cannot charge while you are connected to..."

I hear this repeated a lot but I don't believe it is true. You could either:

1) Connect to a monitor or other USB-C peripheral that supports sending power down USB-C, or

2) Use an adaptor that exposes HDMI or USB3, and also provides a USB-C passthrough like:

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...

I realise that it is inconvenient, but I think its misleading to repeat the same inaccuracy over and over.

I posted this elsewhere (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9186834), but I can see this scenario happening very easily:

But if I have external storage plugged in (I'm copying a large file), and I need to charge the laptop, then I need to disconnect the drive in order to charge the laptop?

There are countless examples where daisy-chaining these devices becomes very inconvenient.

Plugging in before starting large file copies probably doesn't quite get you to "very inconvenient".

I don't really get the vision behind 1 port, but I don't get the angst either (not buying things is pretty easy).

Needing to restart a process that takes an hour, just to plug in my device... Yes, I consider that very inconvenient.

Why would you ever start the copy without plugging in first? One answer is that a plug isn't handy, but it starts to become a rare scenario when you want to copy a huge file, don't have ample battery and plugging in first isn't convenient.

(I continue to suggest not buying computers with 1 port as a great solution to the problem)

Is checking your battery status before you start doing something, a usual occurrence in your usage? It isn't for me, and I'm sure it's something I would adapt to do, but in the mean time, it's an inconvenience.

For instance, I often work outside and keep my charger at my desk inside. Sometimes I'll start something, check in on it in 10-15 minutes, see its going to take a while to complete, then go plug the machine in, inside, if it's going to take a while.

Sure, it's not something that can't be overcome (I'm not suggesting it is), but the need to check my battery (and to remember to check my battery) before doing something is an unnecessary inconvenience.

It's almost like I'm saying how wonderful the magsafe connector is for when I trip over the cable, and your response is "well, you don't need that—just don't trip over the cable". Sure, I don't need it, but it's just better with it.

Look at my first comment. I objected to you calling something that is less convenient than you would like "very inconvenient". We don't have to agree about the "very", it probably isn't worth any more attention from either of us.

Well, technically you CAN do both, you just need the right adapter.

if you charge your macbook before using the projector, you'll get 10hrs of battery life, plenty of time for a presentation.

Unless you spent 9 hours on an airplane writing the presentation and head directly to the customer site to give the presentation.

I'd use a wifi adapter, that's the future anyway. http://www.infocus.com/accessories/SP-WIFIUSB-2