Here's a list of good articles explaining the problems. Apple in the past has been bold and pushed new devices and connectivity forward, but this is the first time that they have slashed and burned a whole slew of device connectivity for a nightmare of incompatible devices and connectors.
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In this case, Apple went Full Throttle to USB-C and removed every other single port, they didn't even bother to leave at least one USB2/3 port, just in case.
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BTW, do you know that not all of the USB-C ports on your Mac are the same? I have no problem with progress, but progress has to steady and tested. VERY SLIM.Īnd maybe you've had good luck with your Mac and USB-C devices. The general consensus of devices that can and will support all of these protocols is very slim. This also goes to the argument that all the old protocols are supported such as TB3, USB-3, HDMI, HDCP, DisplayPort, etc. There are no standards or requirements on protection circuitry or mins and maxs that are prescribed for USB-C devices to be able to withstand. It's really Russian roulette, and I mean that because if you are not careful, a bad cable or device can destroy your computer, device or both. There are no guidelines or organizational body that requires strict standards or labeling. There is often no specs to declare this support. And now I no longer purchase a USB-C device without reading at least a handful of user reviews, because the product information won't give you all the facts. I've continued to have similar inconsistencies with other devices, hubs, and cables.
Not all of the supposedly supported features are available to every device and laptop. This is the case with many other USB-C devices, hubs, and other items.
They would only do basic data connections. The few that did have them, I did buy them, but none of them would charge the laptop. I went to Radio Shack, Target, Best-Buy, a bunch of local computer stores, and most didn't have these cables. Apple Store didn't have the cables in stock, nor the adapters. I went to 8 different stores in the city. I needed to do some urgent things for work, and my work machine's power was getting really low. It would have been an ordeal for me to go to that remote office, or so I thought. One day I had gone to a remote office and I had left the included USB-C cable at the office, but not the adapter. But in reality, this is far from the truth. The _idea_ of having a single cable to connect you to everything is great. USB-C has been one of the worst standards to have come out recently. But using a $20 kit that included tools and battery, phone works great and holds a charge. Recently also upgraded battery in my iphone 5-another journey down tedious lane-working with screws that I can barely see with my reading glasses on.
That was an extremely tedious task-definitely not engineered for maintenance. Recently I put an ssd into the mini-just because they are so cheap and I felt like it. My mini is basically an extremely overpowered home entertainment option connected to my large screen tv. Of note: I got a mac mini 2010 a couple of years ago because it was the newest one with a dvd player.
I wonder if these peripheral connectors will similarly coalesce into a de facto standard? Sometimes the thing that is standard is not the best technology, but is standard because most people use it and its too expensive to switch. Ultimately, ethernet kept getting speed upgrades and the market ultimately simplified to that. I think wintel has settled on usb for almost everything.Īlso, a some of these interface life cycles have to do with someone owning a patent and charging royalties, and vendors preferring not to do so.īack in the day, there were multiple network protocols competing with one other the other moving forward with product upgrades. Look at the number of new motherboards with thunderbolt support. I don't know how TB is faring on apple products, but in wintel land, it looks like it may never take root.
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