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by gnicholas 3521 days ago
The issue is that the MBP line previously had zero of these ports and now they have zero of anything else. That means we have to go buy adaptors so that we can use our hard drives, power adaptors, iPhone/iPad charge cables, and other peripherals.

It's nice that these aren't proprietary cables, but I'll have to spend over $100 on adaptors, or wait two years until there are cheaper alternatives.

Lastly, there may be 4 ports in total, but since 1 is used for charging, there are effectively 3. Not a deal-breaker going from 4 to 3, but definitely a problem going from 2 to 1 on the low-end MBP.

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> Lastly, there may be 4 ports in total, but since 1 is used for charging

Only if you're using it exclusively for charging. They literally showed using it with a display that gets video out over the same cord it powers the laptop with.

Yeah, but how much do I need to spend to upgrade to said monitor?
Looks like it'll be $1,299.95: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/HKN62LL/A/lg-ultrafine-5k-...

Available December.

USB-C/Thunderbolt hubs should start around $120.

It doesn't need to be a 5K 27" display to provide power over USB-C.