Needless to say, you can find plenty of adapters that cost way less than Apple's. Want an actual cable, something to add some distance between your USB device and your MacBook? The Cable Matters USB-C to USB-A cable measures 3.3 feet and sells for just $5.95. The $9.99 Nonda USB-C to USB 3.0 dongle features an aluminum body and a small LED that lights up to indicate drive activity. Nonda claims to have engineered the world's smallest USB-C-to-USB adapter. It currently sells for $18.45, still less than the price of a single Apple adapter. These are different from Apple's adapters in that they're dongles, not short cables.Īlso at Amazon, the inexplicably named Beegod is a USB-C hub that turns one port into four: two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 and one USB-C charging port. Never-heard-of-it brand Rankie (one of many) sells a two-pack of USB-C-to-USB adapters for $6.99, a price that includes shipping if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber.
Loads of third-party companies offer similar (and in some cases better) adapters for a lot less. Thankfully, you don't have to choose the Apple option. Assuming you need one for each port on your new MacBook, better set aside an extra $76. Also unsurprisingly, it's not cheap: Each one will cost you $19. It is good and right to be unhappy that there aren’t. Unsurprisingly, Apple sells a USB-C-to-USB adapter. There has been more talk of dongles now that Apple has gone and done it: excised all ports on the new MacBook Pros except one: USB-C.
That's good news if you like fast throughput and easy insertion (no more upside-down aggravation!), but a bummer if you want to connect any of your current USB devices: flash drives, hard drives, cameras, printers and, oh yeah, iPhones and iPads. Looks like the rumors were true: Apple's new MacBooks have done away with old-school USB.
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