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In Reply to: Dongles posted by Dave_K on February 12, 2020 at 08:34:42:
It's not about looks, it's about weight and portability if you travel. We have both, wife owns the 2015 13" MBP and I have a company issued 2017 model.
The size and weight of the older 13" MBP is unwieldy compared to the 2017 models and newer. There's nothing you can do about that size and weight and it makes a big difference when traveling.... which is what a lot folks like me use laptops for.
The 2017 and newer 13" MBP are significantly lighter, thinner, smaller, with longer battery life. You may optionally hang a couple dongles off of it but you don't always need them.
When I travel, I carry only my lightweight 2017 13" MBP on my flight (in a very small laptop carry bag) and keep one multiport dongle in my luggage in case I need it later [One Thunderbolt port breaks out to: USB & HDMI]. I used to carry an Ethernet dongle but every hotel now has excellent wifi or I use my phone as a wifi hotspot. And every company field office that I visit also has excellent wifi.
At home, the 2017 13" MBP laptop plugs into a powered dock over one Thunderbolt 3 cable. I have the CalDigit TS3 Plus dock that gives me the following connectivity:
2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
5 x USB 3.1 Type-A (Gen1-5Gbps/5V 1.5A)
2 x USB 3.1 Type-C (5V 1.5A)
(1 x Gen1-5Gbps) (1 x Gen2-10Gbps)
1 x SD Card Reader (SD 4.0 UHS-II)
1 x Digital Optical Audio (S/PDIF)
1 x Gigabit Ethernet port
1 x Analog Audio In (Stereo)
1 x Analog Audio Out (Stereo)
It's probably one of THE best docks on the market. I've had other multi-port docks that are hit or miss for reliable peripheral connectivity.
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- RE: Dongles - AbeCollins 11:47:46 02/12/20 (2)
- RE: Dongles - Dave_K 13:38:42 02/12/20 (1)
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