Its miraculous power falls short, though, when you consider the fact that, because USB-C technology has only been around for a couple years, there are millions of people who are now in a transitional netherworld as they try to use their new USB-C laptops with products that require USB or other jacks. Plus, USB-C cables are interchangeable from gadget to gadget, brand to brand. But the same USB-C cable can also carry audio, video, and even power. Yes, it’s just a replacement for the ancient USB jack, the rectangular one you always wind up trying to insert upside down. In principle, this new connector design is amazing. Instead, there’s nothing but a couple of thin, tiny, squashed-oval holes. It’s sleek, it’s thin, it’s modern! And then it hits you: Where are you supposed to plug stuff in? The traditional jacks for plugging in a second screen, a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, a flash drive, a hard drive, a Fitbit, a camera, an inkjet printer - they’re all gone. You’re sitting there, running your hands over the skin of your shiny new Apple MacBook, Dell XPS, or Microsoft Surface Book laptop. The author’s adapter collection next to his USB-C Apple laptop.
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