Notably, only the pro models support USB 3. The base 16/16 plus are still on USB 2. This hasn't changed from the 15 lineup when they switched to USB-C.
also use it as a portable usb stick. when you are transfering stuff over 10gb, usb 3 is very very usefull.
Not saying they should: using existing hardware to solve one's problem is perfectly legitimate; just saying there's other hardware out there than Apple devices