Meaning that Apple has decided to solve the "shortage of ports" with the new MacBook Pro

From 2005 to 2015, Apple sold laptops with a wide variety of ports to connect any cable. In many cases, various devices such as an HDMI port, SD card slot, standard USB port, and Thunderbolt-compatible display port could be connected to the "MacBook" series without a conversion adapter. I didn't have to worry about wireless connection standards or have to check if I had an adapter that was compatible with peripherals.

And since 2016, the MacBook series has become thinner and faster, and its appearance has become more sophisticated. However, at the same time, various ports gradually disappeared, leaving only a few USB-C ports.

Every time the port disappeared, the MacBook became less convenient to use. Steve Jobs, famous for his attention to detail, would have noticed these problems.

The problem of "insufficient ports" became even more apparent as the pandemic of the new coronavirus caused large numbers of workers to leave their offices and work from home. In fact, I couldn't get the video from the camera's SD card to the MacBook right away, and I couldn't connect the audio interface.

Many users faced even more fundamental problems. In other words, it is a problem of keyboard, monitor, and mouse connection. If you don't see an externally connected monitor, is the problem with the monitor or cable, or with the conversion adapter? What does it mean to run out of charging ports just by plugging in a microphone?

So this time around, I'm really happy to hear that Apple's new MacBook Pro has finally "revived" various ports. It's been a long time, but I personally think about purchasing it right after its release.

Apple has jumped over time

Apple is known as the company that creates the future, but its vision can jump over the "present."

When Apple took the bold step of removing the headphone jack from the iPhone, there weren't many good wireless headphones on the market yet. However, the bet was successful. While the market responded, Apple itself developed wireless headphones, making the product the most popular in history. With the exception of a few products for audiophiles, wireless headphones are probably the only ones worth buying right now.

But displays, cameras, voice interfaces, keyboards, and mice aren't entirely wireless. And it's not just wireless to deal with Apple's "cable dislike." The same applies to peripheral devices such as SD cards. Just because a port isn't beautiful in design, it's hard to expect Apple to abolish standards in all industries.

Apple tried to create a slender MacBook with a clean design, but the result was a tedious and annoying situation. Users will spend hundreds of dollars (tens of thousands of yen) on conversion adapters for plugging into multiple USB-C ports, forcing them to deal with problems between the main unit, cables, and conversion adapters, or a combination of them. It was done.