I just upgraded to a 16” MacBook Pro, M3 Max. GREAT machine! Bummer they REMOVED a Thunderbolt port to add a SLOW SD Card reader and an HDMI port.
Anyway, Try to find Thunderbolt 3 accessories, never mind Thunderbolt 4. Managed to get a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 hub, but there doesn’t seem to be much else in terms of even Thunderbolt 3 stuff out there.
Meanwhile they’re pushing Thunderbolt 5. This reminds me of the FireWire timeline.
My ideal setup is my Macbook Pro with one Thunderbolt 5 cable powering the macbook that connects to a 32" 8K monitor with a TB5 passthrough feeding another 32" 8K monitor both at 60Hz or better. The back of the monitor would have a 10GB ethernet port and 3 or 4 USB-C ports that would connect my microphone, webcam and time machine hard drive. One TB5 cable for power and all communication to my Macbook Pro would be amazing. Apple just needs to make a Studio Display Pro with those features when they release a new MBP with TB5.
Even better than your 32” 8K monitor would be 40” 8K.
That could still retain “Retina” resolution at 220 pixels per inch.
I'll see your two 40" 8k monitors and raise it to a single curved 49" 16K x 4.5K pixel display at a minimum of 60Hz. That works out to 326 pixels per inch which matches the iPhone.
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I just upgraded to a 16” MacBook Pro, M3 Max. GREAT machine!
Bummer they REMOVED a Thunderbolt port to add a SLOW SD Card reader and an HDMI port.
Managed to get a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 hub, but there doesn’t seem to be much else in terms of even Thunderbolt 3 stuff out there.
Meanwhile they’re pushing Thunderbolt 5. This reminds me of the FireWire timeline.