Accessories you might need for the new MacBook

By Chuong Nguyen

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Apple’s thinnest, lightest, and most advanced notebook will start shipping on April 10th. The new MacBook introduces a bold change on how you connect peripherals and accessories.

During the keynote introduction, Apple CEO Tim Cook billed the new MacBook as the “reinvention and future of the notebook,” highlighting its slim stature, long battery life, and performance-driven Intel Core M processor that allows Apple to shed fans and vents.

To get as slim and light as the new MacBook, Apple boldly omitted a number of ports. Instead of separate connectors for the MagSafe power port, traditional USB 3.0 port, Thunderbolt, and Mini DisplayPort, the new MacBook utilizes a single USB Type C port, which Apple is marketing as USB-C. This means that existing accessories will not work with the new USB-C port unless you buy adapters or new cables.

“To create a notebook as thin and light as the new MacBook, we had to strive for efficiency in every detail, right down to how it connects to peripherals and power,” Apple said of the change. “So we contributed to a new universal connectivity standard that combines the essential functions you need every …read more

Source: techradar.com – Computing Components