Early 2017 macbook air pro#

Add to that the lack of horsepower in the 'new' MacBook and the reports of wimpy batteries and RAM limitations in the Pro, and it really is form over function. Again, I think Apple is eventually going to do away with all ports to accommodate that.

I'm guessing Apple may eventually produce a Lightning > USB-C cable to accommodate the situation you describe because, while they already have wireless sync'ing available between iPhone and Mac, iTunes still needs a hardwire situation to do updates and restores to the phone - and an additional dongle where other phone providers don't need one will not be helpful to Apple.īut there is still the issue of the 'lost' multiple ports on Macs (USB, Firewire, SD Card reader - plus MagSave) which speaks less to user functionality in a mobile context than to 'but it sure looks cool'.

Early 2017 macbook air pro#

The model number, A1466 / EMC 3178, remains the same as previous years, but internally the Air gets Intel's newer Broadwell ULT dual-core processor, and a slight boost in battery life thanks to that chip's increased efficiency. While notable design changes have come to the MacBook and MacBook Pro in recent years, the 2017 iteration of the MacBook Air (999) appears very similar to the 2008 original.

I mean its not like I use USB that much anymore other than keyboard and mice, but I don't like the fact that Apple's own phones can't connect to their computers without using a dongle.Well, I'm already dealing with a dongle / hub using USB to connect a couple of printers, external speakers and a iPhone sync cable (the other USB on my MBA 11' for my Time Machine HDD) when I am at home, so I guess not a lot of difference between dongles. Apple released the updated 13' MacBook Air on June 5, 2017.