And that’s one more reason why I can’t credibly deploy Apple laptops in a corporate environment. ![]() MacBook Ports From 2011 You'll find these ports on the following MacBook models: 2011 MacBook 2011 MacBook Pro 2011 MacBook Air (this Mac doesn't have Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, or SDXC) USB 2. If you’re looking for single-cable Thunderbolt 3 docking, Windows laptops just work. The 2012 MacBook Pro also included a MagSafe power port, two USB 3 ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a SDXC card slot. They support it out of the box, no frills, no fuss. The following models are Thunderbolt capable:- MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2012 and later)- MacBook Pro (Early 2011 and later)- MacBook Air (Mid. Meanwhile, all the other major laptop manufacturers have got this right. As trivial as it would be, time has shown again and again that Apple has no excuse for not fixing this - they just don’t care. For Apple, the effort to fix this would amount to a minor edit to the Apple graphics driver kext, bundled in a minor macOS update some users wouldn’t even notice. It is compatible with computers with Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt 2.0, 1.0. The most incredible part is, they seem to have nothing to gain from this intentional lack of support. We are about to colonise Mars and macOS still doesn’t support DisplayPort daisy-chaining. ![]() Connectivity over a single cable is the futuristic promise of Thunderbolt 2 and 3 - it’s the dream, man! - a promise that Apple has (still!) roundly failed to honor. And why does this matter? Because if you’re docking the laptop, you want to be able to connect everything using a single cable. In addition to the two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports and DisplayPort, the dock has a USH-II SD card reader, USB-C power delivery port, four USB-A 3.0 ports, 3.5mm audio in and out, and gigabit ethernet to plug in a total of 8 additional devices. Ahem, a brody, daisy-chaining DisplayPort has been A Thing™ since it was introduced in 2010 ( wiki), FOUR YEARS BEFORE YOU POSTED YOUR LIL NASTYGRAM AND MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY, YOU UNHELPFUL PEDANT.
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