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i have a macbook air early 2013. 8GB memory, 1.6Ghz Intel Core i5.
BLACK FRIDAY coming up soon....i was thinking of getting another MAC tho i see that the new ones only have 1 USB-C port. BUT that it is backward compatible 3.0 and 2.0.
Having only 1 port may be an issue for me as I often use both USB ports at same time to copy files from one external hard drive to another as my internal storage is only 120GB which is mostly taken up with apps and other.
.......I would look get a larger internal storage plus more RAM with next MAC.
Seems Apple does not have very large internal storage on any laptops..don't know about their desktops. Not like Windows PC, my old PC had 100GB and I never had to be concerned about running out of space. However, that is in the past.
Currently:
I have several external hard drives with are all 3.0 and a few smaller usb sticks i think are 2.0.
I also have headset with white bar for usb..is that a 2.0?
i have an external rom drive which is also white bar...also 2.0?
what are the black bar usb sticks? 2.0?
my concern is...if i were to purchase a new Macbook or Pro .....how will I be able to still use all my peripherals?
even tho backward compatible, the connector is a different shape and would need an adapter of sorts i would imagine.
would I need to get a different adapter for 2.0 to usb-c and 3.0 to usb-c or would one suffice?
and then there is the issue of only having 1 port....
mayb i should wait a bit until Apple decides to include more than one USB-C port!!!
Maybe someone has had similar concerns.
BLACK FRIDAY coming up soon....i was thinking of getting another MAC tho i see that the new ones only have 1 USB-C port. BUT that it is backward compatible 3.0 and 2.0.
Having only 1 port may be an issue for me as I often use both USB ports at same time to copy files from one external hard drive to another as my internal storage is only 120GB which is mostly taken up with apps and other.
.......I would look get a larger internal storage plus more RAM with next MAC.
Seems Apple does not have very large internal storage on any laptops..don't know about their desktops. Not like Windows PC, my old PC had 100GB and I never had to be concerned about running out of space. However, that is in the past.
Currently:
I have several external hard drives with are all 3.0 and a few smaller usb sticks i think are 2.0.
I also have headset with white bar for usb..is that a 2.0?
i have an external rom drive which is also white bar...also 2.0?
what are the black bar usb sticks? 2.0?
my concern is...if i were to purchase a new Macbook or Pro .....how will I be able to still use all my peripherals?
even tho backward compatible, the connector is a different shape and would need an adapter of sorts i would imagine.
would I need to get a different adapter for 2.0 to usb-c and 3.0 to usb-c or would one suffice?
and then there is the issue of only having 1 port....
mayb i should wait a bit until Apple decides to include more than one USB-C port!!!
Maybe someone has had similar concerns.