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"Cheap" solution for extra USB ports on Macbook Pro Retina ???
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<blockquote data-quote="Xx_Black-out" data-source="post: 1497261" data-attributes="member: 276013"><p>I'm looking forward to the Belkin dock, even at $200+ but until it comes out, I need a temporary solution. Is there any reason this wouldn't work?...</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ALA6DW/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter</a></p><p> </p><p>+</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DDI51U/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Ethernet (male) to USB (female) adapter</a></p><p></p><p>As crude as it may be, this essentially would turn a Thunderbolt port into a USB port capable of running a mouse or keyboard...right? I haven't tried it yet but plan on it, depending on feedback from this thread.</p><p></p><p>Nick</p><p></p><p><strong>Thunderbolt to Ethernet</strong></p><p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31-tZKY7NbL._SL1200_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><strong>Ethernet (male) to USB (female)</strong></p><p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tcnzl3avL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xx_Black-out, post: 1497261, member: 276013"] I'm looking forward to the Belkin dock, even at $200+ but until it comes out, I need a temporary solution. Is there any reason this wouldn't work?... [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ALA6DW/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter[/URL] + [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DDI51U/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]Ethernet (male) to USB (female) adapter[/URL] As crude as it may be, this essentially would turn a Thunderbolt port into a USB port capable of running a mouse or keyboard...right? I haven't tried it yet but plan on it, depending on feedback from this thread. Nick [B]Thunderbolt to Ethernet[/B] [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31-tZKY7NbL._SL1200_.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ethernet (male) to USB (female)[/B] [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tcnzl3avL.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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