Perlow points out, one huge frustration for frequent travelers is that you have to carry multiple chargers and a half-dozen cables every time you leave the office. The good news is that all the alternative USB Type-C docks and peripherals I tested also work just fine with the MacBook Pro, no adapter required.Īs Mr. Instead, if you visit the Docks category at the Apple Store, you get a half-dozen products for iPhones and iPads and Apple Watches, and only one for the USB Type-C equipped Macs, the $350 Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD.īelkin's dock looks sleek until you start connecting external devices. Weirdly, Apple doesn't sell its own USB Type-C docking station. Apple sells that cable for $19 (for a 1m version) or, cough, $35 if you want the 2m upgrade. That means you need the USB-C to Lightning Cable if you want to charge any of those gizmos using your Mac. But iPhones and iPads have Lightning connectors, as do other Apple peripherals like the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, Magic Keyboard, and Siri Remote. Its recent MacBook products (like my 2017 MacBook Pro) all use USB Type-C connectors. But if you have to carry this not-exactly-small dongle in order to replace the Surface laptop charger with a slightly smaller alternative, you haven't really gained anything.Īpple has a slightly different problem. One of the big advantages of USB Type-C is that you can consolidate chargers when you travel.
On the other hand, if this is your primary PC and your desktop is all yours, it's hard to make much of a case for this pricey dongle. Read also: How to track down USB devices in Windows 10 - TechRepublic In that case, you can set that workstation up with a USB Type-C docking station and provide this adapter for anyone who shows up with a Surface Pro or Laptop. So, who should consider plunking down the $80 for this adapter? It might make sense if you have a shared desk or office that multiple people use regularly, with a variety of laptops.
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