{"id":6543,"date":"2018-07-20T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T20:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=6543"},"modified":"2020-05-08T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:07:16","slug":"so-this-happened-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=6543","title":{"rendered":"So, This Happened … [Redux]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Macbook<\/a>
\nSo, this beauty arrived earlier this week … a new 15.4″ Macbook Pro (Mid 2015)! I had been thinking about getting a new laptop at some point this year. But, with Apple’s announcement last week that they were discontinuing this model, I decided to go ahead and bite the bullet.<\/p>\n

The 2015 model is the last Macbook Pro that comes with old USB ports. The 2016\/2017 models come with Thunderbolt 3\/USB-C ports. That’s not great considering all my stuff works with old USB connectors. I just couldn’t stomach the idea of having to buy a bunch of extra docks and dongles just to use my thumb drives and printer (as shown below).<\/p>\n

\"Macbook<\/a><\/p>\n

I will say some dumbassery on my part has made the migration process pretty stressful. Hopefully, in a few days when things are settled, I will be super pleased with my new machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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