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It’s only port for Thunderbolt or USB devices. With the introduction of the 12″ MacBook in April 2016, Apple adopted USB-C as the model’s only port.

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12″ MacBook, USB-C OnlyĪll desktop Macs have standard USB ports, as does the original 13″ MacBook family and all MacBook Pro models without Retina Displays. USB 3.0 remained a feature of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display line through the Mid 2015 models, after which it ditched USB ports for Thunderbolt.

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All you need to add for ethernet is a USB to Ethernet adapter, and the QacQoc gives you that plus 3 USB ports. These models shipped with 2 USB 3.0 ports and 2 Thunderbolt ports. When Apple introduced the Retina Display models to the MacBook Pro line in June 2012, the enclosure was too thin for an RJ45 ethernet port. In theory it should be able to provide 500 mA to a single port, which is sufficient for most 2.5″ external hard drives. That means it has plenty of power for the 3 USB ports and the ethernet port on this QacQoc hub. To the best of my knowledge, the MacBook Air could output 700 mA from its USB port, up from the 500 mA specification because it needed to deliver enough juice to power the external SuperDrive. (It also had MagSafe, audio in, audio out, Micro-DVI, and infrared for an Apple Remote Control.) In fact, it only had one data connection – a single USB 2.0 port.

Macs Without Ethernet MacBook AirĬoincidentally, that was also the first Intel-based MacBook model without an ethernet port. It is easily molded, stamped, or machined – which is how Apple has been making its MacBook enclosures since the first MacBook Air was introduced in January 2008. It is far cheaper to recycle aluminum than to mine it (I wrote a report about aluminum in junior high 40-some years ago – amazing how some of those facts stick with you forever), and aluminum loses none of its strength in the process. What’s the most recyclable metal in the world? Aluminum. Open up that box, and there’s a cardboard insert that holds the adapter in place, a plastic bag around the hub, and a note from QacQoc asking if you’re happy with your purchase.Īll in all, well packaged for shipment anywhere in the world with a very low environmental footprint. It’s shrink wrapped, and there is a slightly heavier cardboard inner box that has cardboard’s natural color. The white outer sleeve measures just 1″ thick, 5.75″ wide, and about 2.45″ deep.

Green Packagingīoth products I received came in a small cardboard box inside a thin cardboard sleeve with minimal packaging. Officially known as the USB to USB A & RJ45 Hub, this relatively small black device has 3 standard USB Type A ports plus an RJ45 jack at the end for connecting to an ethernet network.

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Today I’m looking at a very useful device for those who have a MacBook Air or any other Mac with a standard USB port but no ethernet port. And that about sums up the product review. The first item I tested was an HDMI adapter for Macs with Mini DisplayPort. None of my Macs have USB 3, let alone USB-C, so when QacQoc contacted me about reviewing their very nice USB-C hub, I had to share my predicament. Migrating from a LAN560 to the Blackhawk XDS560v2 is easy.QacQoc is making a name for itself for its environmentally friendly and very affordable line of accessories, most of them with USB-C ports. If you are familiar with the Blackhawk USB560 or LAN560 products, you will already be familiar with this new emulator design.Īs with our LAN560 product, the Ethernet connection of the BH560v2 allows developers share access to target boards without the need of another computer. Along with traditional JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) the XDS560v2 adds support for IEEE 1149.7 (previously known as cJTAG) and system trace (STM), an interface on the TI heterogeneous multi-core (ARM + DSP) devices. The XDS560v2 design includes both high-speed USB 2.0 and 10/100Mbit Ethernet host interfaces, multi-color state and activity LEDs and a flexible, ribbon-ized coax JTAG cable. The XDS560v2 design is the next-generation of the high-performance XDS560-class technology first made available by Blackhawk with the USB560/LAN560 and XDS560 Trace. The Blackhawk XDS560v2 System Trace Emulator (BH560v2) is based on the new XDS560v2 system trace reference design (XDS560v2) from Texas Instruments.