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  • Apple's 2019 Mac Pro: eight things we want to see

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    PJW said:
    "we wouldn't be terribly upset of HDMI was removed, as well as two of the USB 3.0 ports."

    Well, I would be upset. My two NEC 30" monitors each require a USB port, and the USB port cannot be a port on a USB hub, they each must be a port directly on the 2013 Mac Pro. Also, the Apple DVD drive requires a USB port directly on the Mac Pro. So I'm left with just a single USB port available as it is. If my next computer doesn't have at least 4 USB ports I'll have to buy new monitors just to be able to connect them.
    Like I said in the article right after you ended the quote. There are plenty of cables. You don't need new monitors. You just need a new cable. I believe those monitors use a USB Type-B to USB Type-C. Like this one on Amazon. Pick up a pair of these for $15 bucks, heck, even pick up some nice USB-C HDMI cables. Then you don't need the HDMI either. You could use one USB for the SuperDrive, leaving you a second spare one. However, the SuperDrive is perfectly fine to connect to your Mac using an adapter instead of a hub. Apple sells their own USB-C to USB-A adapter, or you can find cheap ones on Amazon.

    With this setup, you can connect everything to a new Mac Pro, with only a single adapter needed for the SuperDrive, and not a single USB-A used.
    I need a "Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter", one for each monitor, otherwise I can't get the full resolution from the monitors. 2560 x 1600
    The "Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter" must connect to both a thunderbolt port and a USB port directly on the computer. If you're saying that with the use of more adapters I'll be good to go, all well and good. If not, I'll have to keep chuggin' along with what I've got. Thank you for the response. There's hope. ;-)
    watto_cobra