ThatApple will begin adding backthe ports it has slowly been removing over the years.
The report comes from TF International Securities analystMing-Chi Kuo.
Kuo has a history of excellent sources inside the Asian supply chain, and is almost always correct.
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Apple reportedly also will add back the MagSafe charging port (among others).
Lets take a look.
MacBook Ports
Current Mac laptops have only USB-C/Thunderbolt ports.
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Over the years, Apple has slowly whittled down the ports in its MacBooks.
Some of these make sense.
Ethernet ports are just too big to fit into a modern, ultra-thin MacBook.
Others just seem annoying, like the lack of an SD card slot.
USB-A
USB-A is the plug we think of when we think of USB.
Its very common, and you probably have plenty of USB-A cables around the home and office.
This one is unlikely to return.
Either replace your cables, or use a USB-A hub with a USB-C plug on it.
SD cards are also handy for external storage.
Its easy to load up a card with movies for a trip, for example.
Apple could include a small-ish HDMI port, but what if you want to connect to DisplayPort?
I dont want anything except USB-C ports, for example.
MagSafe
MagSafe is fantastic.
Bloombergs Apple-watching reporter.Mark Gurman.
With the old MagSafe connector, the only port was on the left side.
Ethernet
No way.
Or, if you use a USB-C or Thunderbolt dock, it will probably have Ethernet built in.
All the other options are best served by USB-C and a connecting dongle.
The big problem with todays MacBooks isnt the kind of ports they have.
Its that they just dont have enough.
If Apple can fix that, it will have a lot of happy customers.
