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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro coming in October for over $3000, claims report
You wouldn't, and it's irrelevant.fastasleep said:
So in what situation would you ever plug a MacBook into a USB-A charging port? I’ll wait.mr. h said:
There are so many rechargeable thingummybobs that ship with a recharge cable with a USB-A connector, and as previously mentioned, USB-A has become ubiquitous as a 5V DC supply standard connector in permanent installations such as mains power sockets and in cafes and airports etc., in places where the likelihood of them being replaced by USB-C anytime soon is vanishingly small.
The point is that loads of things ship with USB-A plugs, due to the ubiquity of the USB-A port as a power delivery mechanism (it's become the standard for 5 V DC power delivery), and I think it's exceptionally unlikely that this will change any time soon.
If you want to plug such a thing into your MBP, you can't. Yes, you can with a dongle or adaptor, but as I said before: Say what you like about the versatility of USB-C and the tiny-ness of adaptors, the fact remains that if someone hands you a thing with a USB-A connector, the easiest and most hassle-free way of connecting it to your machine is if your machine has a USB-A port built-in!
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Intel details new Skylake chips hinting at Apple's future 15" MacBook Pro specs
I’ve got my fingers crossed that Apple is working on a bit of a revamp, rather than they are just waiting to stick new processors in the same case. I’m hoping that they will carry over the display technology from the MacBook - the display on a 15” MBP is one of the most power-hungry components so implementing something more efficient would give the MBP even greater battery life. Or, they could put in a smaller battery to make the MBP even lighter whilst giving the same 9 hour battery life.
