[toothbrush]

I admit i'm not super clued-up on this, but i just looked up the new MacBook, it turns out that the sum total of its ports is one (1) USB-C and one (1) 3.5mm headphone jack. Does that mean i have to choose between charging, connecting a video projector, or using some USB hub i'll have to lug around to be able to read someone's presentation off a USB key while simultaneously connected to a projector? I wouldn't want to be in a position where i'm forced to run on the battery in certain circumstances, either (i'm a bit paranoid about the battery running out -- this is not impossible if one is giving a presentation after having spent a few hours on a train [in a backwards country without power outlets, of course] working hard)...

[ghshephard]

The new macbook is for people who are 100% focussed on mobility, and nothing else. That is a small niche of people. Think of it like an non-touch iPad with a keyboard, and you kind of have a sense of its purpose. The vision for the Macbook is "Wireless".

Just looking at your use cases though:

o Charging - the idea is that you have battery life in the 8+ hour range, so that when you are connected to a projector, you don't need to be charging.

o Reading a presentation off a USB key while connected to a projector - I've been doing that exact thing for the last 3 years, on an almost weekly basis - and 100% of the time I borrow the USB key for a second, and then hand it back to the owner (or put it in my USB wallet). The important thing there is sufficient local storage.

But yes - The MacBook is probably not for you, and it's definitely not for me.

I'm just psyched that my next MacBook Air (or whatever they call it - maybe I'll have to move upstream to the Macbook Pro if they dump the "Air" line) will have three USB capable ports instead of the current 2 + 1 Thunderbolt.

[adiabatty]

Assuming you dislike carrying splitter dongles, it sounds like the new MacBook isn't for you.

(It's not for me, either.)