“Shopping for USB-C accessories for your new MacBook?” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “Beware that the USB-C landscape as far as accessories and compatibility with your Mac is an absolute mess.”
“Apple might be complying with the final specs for USB-C, but they weren’t finalized until after the original 2015 MacBook, Apple’s first product with a USB-C port,” Kahn reports. “That’s why Apple issued an update to its MacBooks and its own USB-C accessories for the 2016 MacBook (not to mention a recall for faulty cables), but it’s also why the current crop of accessories available are hit and miss when it comes to compatibility across the board. ”
“It would be fine if all of those USB-C accessories you purchased for your 2015 MacBook were firmware upgradeable and received updates like Apple’s own products, but many of them are not. So if you have accessories purchased for the 2015 MacBook, there is a good possibility they won’t work with your 2016 MacBook or any other new USB-C device,” Kahn reports. “P.S. USB-C is mess on Android and other devices too.”
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MacDailyNews Take: USB-C growing pains. This too shall pass.