Electronics

[Lilysmom]

I read an article that said budget another $200 for all the dongles you will need with the new MacBook.  Yikes!!!  Amazon's price for dongles is better than Apple's.

I use the computer for books, music and browsing although not as frequently.  I still use spreadsheets.  My current laptop is a 17" HP.  I would opt for the 13" laptop.  I wouldn't opt for the iPad Pro if I did the MacBook.  My iPad 3 is going on 6 years old and no longer takes updates.  LM

[glb613]

I'm not happy about no USB port.  I use a mouse with my MacBook plus external hard drives and flash drives.  I have too many photos to store in the icloud free of charge and don't want to pay for storage.  I guess it's a good thing I use my iMac for almost everything. 

[Lilysmom]

@glb613, so what dongles would one need?

one for a mouse;

one for USB (music)

one for HDMI; (for Apple TV? Thought there was an app for Apple TV)

one for printer? or have wifi printer?

one for camera?

Anything else?  LM

[glb613]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

@glb613, so what dongles would one need?

one for a mouse;

one for USB (music)

one for HDMI; (for Apple TV? Thought there was an app for Apple TV)

one for printer? or have wifi printer?

one for camera?

Anything else?  LM

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I'd need to use a Bluetooth mouse since I hate using a touchpad.   One USB dongle would be enough.  I have a wireless printer and Apple TV is also wireless.  If Apple plans on keeping the SD slot, you don't need to connect your camera. 

I'm not sure how the dongle connects since I haven't looked at one.  I wonder if this move is to make the computer thinner and lighter or to force people to use iCloud storage.  

[violann]

So does that mean that you can't back up an iPad to your laptop harddrive without a dongle?

[glb613]

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@violann wrote:

So does that mean that you can't back up an iPad to your laptop harddrive without a dongle?

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I decided to go and look at the new MacBook and you don't need a new dongle or adapter for every device.  You only need one adapter for each type of connection.  If you have USB devices, you need 1 USB to Thunderbolt adapter.  The exception is if you want to connect 2 devices at the same time. 

[Lilysmom]

@glb613, the SD card slot is gone.  It is dongle everything.  I have the impression this points to the way of the future.  You will probably note that the newer iPads and iPhones don't connect like the old ones either. I am thinking they will connect to the new MacBook without a dongle.

Apple must be planning on making a bundle on dongles...

[Lilysmom]

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@glb613 wrote:

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@violann wrote:

So does that mean that you can't back up an iPad to your laptop harddrive without a dongle?

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I decided to go and look at the new MacBook and you don't need a new dongle or adapter for every device.  You only need one adapter for each type of connection.  If you have USB devices, you need 1 USB to Thunderbolt adapter.  The exception is if you want to connect 2 devices at the same time. 

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@violann@glb613, I am assuming if your iPad is an older one like mine, you need a dongle to back up iPad.

[glb613]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

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@glb613 wrote:

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@violann wrote:

So does that mean that you can't back up an iPad to your laptop harddrive without a dongle?

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I decided to go and look at the new MacBook and you don't need a new dongle or adapter for every device.  You only need one adapter for each type of connection.  If you have USB devices, you need 1 USB to Thunderbolt adapter.  The exception is if you want to connect 2 devices at the same time. 

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@violann@glb613, I am assuming if your iPad is an older one like mine, you need a dongle to back up iPad.

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You need an adapter so the USB port can connect.  Go the the Macbook website and see for yourself. 

[Mz iMac]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

@glb613, so what dongles would one need?

one for a mouse;

one for USB (music)

one for HDMI; (for Apple TV? Thought there was an app for Apple TV)

one for printer? or have wifi printer?

one for camera?

Anything else?  LM

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External backup drive (In case you run out of space on the MBP internal drive, iCloud and/or Dropbox).