It's temporarily painful, but USB C seems like a tremendous improvement, and 4 full ports is mighty.
https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3...
Has anyone tested this scenario in real life? I'd imagine that if the machine is idle, 60W would at least provide break-even, and in sleep, should be able to charge it. But that's assuming that the identity negotiation works properly with this hardware combination.
Unless you've got all CPU and GPU cores blazing, and one or more devices quick-charging. And then it'll temporarily dip into the battery.
I havent used any of them so wouldnt feel comfortable recommending any individual model
The big problem would be with the voltage. But it looks like the USB-3.1 spec supports 20 volts (same as the 85W brick that comes with high end MBPs), and the mac power bricks only send 3-7V until they've had a handshake with the computer.
So it seems at least within the realm of physics that you could make a dongle about the size of the old magsafe-1 to magsafe-2 adapter...
Not gonna happen, iOS devices are Apple devices.
The best you can hope for is a short 1st party lightning to USB-C female, but this probably won't happen for a while as USB-C spec requires ANYTHING with a receptacle to talk to the thing on the other end.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-Adapter-MacBook-Google-OnePlus/...
Here is what you can say about USB-A: * Ubiquitous; it is literally everywhere on this planet * Extremely cheap, reliable and easy to use * Not actually a competitor to USB-C/TB3 * Does not prevent the inclusion of USB-C/TB3 * Does not present packaging or legacy support issues
USB-C/TB3 is a great technology and I wouldn't want to buy a system without at least one port, but it is NOT a replacement for USB-A yet. USB-A will continue to be the most prevalent peripheral connector for long after these new MBP's are retired.
I will add: USB-C/TB3 is not exactly easy to use at this point. The convenience of using that same port for both protocols (TB3 and USB3.1) is introducing confusion. Not every USB-C port/peripheral is also a TB3 port/peripheral, this includes adapters and dongles. Additionally, the power options of USB-C/TB3 add another wrinkle: what hubs/docks/devices can provide enough power to charge specific devices? Not to mention that the current crop of USB-C/TB3 accessories don't always 'just work'[1]. Hopefully this will get better, but again it is not going to displace USB-A for a long, long time.
[1] http://www.apple.com/ca/shop/reviews/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital...
...then you're the kind of person that has no problem plugging all of that stuff into a hub so that you only have one cable to connect.
It's a made-up problem with an easy solution that is arguably the only correct solution. If Apple put five ports on there, I suspect your imaginary scenario would then involve four displays.
If you want a hub, plug in a usb-c hub that provides power and it will power the laptop.
Do people even read about how things work before they make up crazy scenarios to justify their outrage?
It says use Thunderbolt, and you can daisy-chain a display. Thus, with 1 port you can connect two Thunderbolt displays.
It also says it doesn't support more than two displays in any case.
You have the option of "docking" a portable but you will never be able to conveniently lug along something like a desktop unless you carry some display device along with it.