At Apple prices, this is hundreds of dollars, but even worse is the mess I'll be making on my desk and in my laptop bag. And I'll have to replace my current adaptor, the DisplayPort to Ethernet dongle, with a new one.Īnd that's just from the top of my head once I do a revision of all the peripherals I own, I'll probably think of more. And for Ethernet - remember that one? Apple removed that a while ago even though a ton of professionals still use it. I'll also need a new SD card reader, one that connects via USB-C.
Also, a USB-C to DisplayPort for my monitor. I'll need a few USB-C to USB-A adapters for starters. I'm not going to immediately spend $10,000 to replace all that stuff. But I already have my own raid setup, my own high-res external monitor. Sure, I could buy LG's 5K monitors and a Promise Pegasus 3 raid array as Schiller imagines in the video. These are machines aimed at pros, and pros use them in a lot of different scenarios. And even though the new MacBook Pros (the ones with the Touch Bar) have four USB-C ports, I think the situation is going to get much worse. When the MacBook first came out, with a single USB-C port, we complained about the ensuing dongle hell. Sure, Apple offers a USB-C to Lightning Cable - at $25 bucks for the 1 meter version, and $35 for the 2 meter version.