Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't USB Type-C developed for phones and next generation accessories?

The human impact of that tiny reversible socket is hard to apprehend. Massive, worldwide, stress reduction.

This article is his job... So yes, he gets paid to complain about products he doesn't own. Also I'd argue his statements in this case are valid even if the laptop comes with a dongle. If it does, (and he never said it didn't) then the article is still accurate "here is the $80 dongle you need to use..." he's not quite…

So there is One Cable to Charge them All?

As a type-A person, I appreciate this Type-C connector.

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I don't think you understand what I'm saying.

I'm not asking you to change your opinion. You're not wrong. You absolutely have to do certain things to achieve certain goals. To make the thinnest laptop possible, you have to eliminate certain features or ports. That's why there's only one. It's also why it uses a Core M…

My question is, when did we start going backwards of having our ports inside our computers built in, to the point where we have to have ADAPTERS and DONGLES that stick out to connect to other objects.

You call it a drawback. I call it a necessary step to make the laptop as thin as possible. Clearly, neither of us is changing our respective opinion. Lets agree to meet back in a year to discuss two things: A) how well this laptop sold.. and B) what changes Apple will make in version 2.0 thats typically released a…

If it's not a flaw, than it is a drawback. There's a trade-off for the that decision. It makes the machine incapable of certain tasks without an adapter. Here, we're pointing out those drawbacks, sacrifices and changes.

Check out my comment name. Now check out the name of the guy who wrote the article you're complaining about. You up to speed? I'm assuming yes, which means you know who I am (Hi, i'm Sean) and what my job is (I write stuff for Gizmodo). Wicked awesome.

Apple hater, eh? Nope. Guess who's writing this response (and the…

and a lot of people wont. The issue is apple as a market force tends to influence design for other manufacturers, and thus we can all be affected.

Apple fanboys are the ones that should be the most vocal about terrible decisions such as this one because they're the ones most frequently and directly impacted by the marketing and design choices Apple makes. If you're going to buy every nugget that drops out of Tim Cook's ass, you should absolutely demand that it…

Apple didn't lump anything in. USB C is an industry designed port to hand power, video, etc, etc. Everyone laptop maker will be using this new port. The port will be on phones and tablets as well. It's the new USB port. All members of the USB consortium "lumped it in."

You don't have to buy Apple's adapter though. USB C is an industry standard. You can wait for a cheaper one. You'll even be able to replace the Apple charger that comes with the new MacBook with any USB C power adapter that supplies enough wattage to charge the MacBook.

The port only needs to be 5mm tall, the laptop is like what? 13? You got 5mm (minus 3mm from screen) as a buffer. You can definitely fit a regular USB port on there.

Wait, I thought USB-C has two way power capabilities? So, wouldn't an external display (in theory) be able to charge your Macbook while it was connected without requiring an adapter because it's drawing power from the display's power source? Or does the display's connection need to be native USB-C?

Haha,

The thing is though, it's a true statement. It can't possibly be just a cost cutting method because it fits into their design philosophy across the board of reducing things down to their minimum. It needs to be brought up because people always complain about losing something when technology is moving I a different…