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No USB-A is still a dealbreaker for me

yes I am livin’ in the legacy world

Naoki Satoh
3 min readNov 15, 2020
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Although I am very curious to Apple’s latest and greatest M1 Mac lineups, I still cannot jump on the train.

M1 MacBook looks superb

According to leaked benchmark(s), M1 powered Macs are so powerful. MacBook Air suppresses current MacBook Pro 16 inch. Apple boasted that even by Air, you can edit 8k movie without hiccups.

And yes, it is cheap

It starts at 1129 Euro in the Netherlands. If you set the same comfiguration of previous MacBook Air, it is even cheaper. You see the great value if you think of the performance and the price.

But wait a minute

So since M1 Mac is released (precisely, from next week), I have been thinking if it is the time to replace my 2013 MacBook Air.

USB-C is a good solution

Since many laptops now implement USB-C, I have been considering that it is quite easy and sufficient solution if you have got all USB-C devices and/or USB-C hub. When you set up a USB-C hub with HDMI connected to your ultra-wide monitor, power supply to your power brick, microphone for your voice meeting, wireless mouse adopter for Logi, and USB cable connected my…

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Naoki Satoh
Naoki Satoh

Written by Naoki Satoh

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