Apart from a new design, a thinner high-resolution display (retina) And the new MacBook has more features you need to know about whether your next computer will be a Mac.
The new MacBook, is the first Mac to have a USB-C port, and one of the first computers with this new technology. But expect to see a lot of new PCs and Macs, with this kind of USB-C port in the next years.
If you have bought a laptop in the last 15 years more or less, you almost certainly have a pair of USB ports. The small rectangular port, connecting keyboards, mice, drives and microphones (and can even power your phone and tablet), is a USB Type-A port. if you have an Android device or a digital camera uses the so-called MicroUSB, who uses the USB Type-B standard.
The new MacBook is the first Apple computer to use a port USB Type-C. This port will handle the charging, data transfer and external displaysWilson Rothman -The Wall Street Journal
It's fast
USB-C cables will be capable of data transfer, having a maximum speed of 10 gigabits per second, according to a famous USB implementer forum, though Apple said than the USB-C ports on the new MacBook, will exceed 5 Gbps. The maximum power for the new connector will be 20 volts. While USB Type-A, had peaked at 5 Gbps and a higher power output of 5 volts.
He is thin
The new MacBook is a 24% thinner than the previous 11-inch. Port USB-C, measures 0.83 cm by 0.26 cm, instead of a size of 1,4 cm by 0,65 cm for the old USB ports. The new MacBook has a single port USB-C on the left side, And a headphone jack on the right side.
Is versatile
The new USB-C on the new MacBook it will be able to transfer data, charge devices and act like a video-out port for connecting laptop to external displays.
It's never the other way around
Like the Apple Lightning cables, ports and cables USB-C are the same on both sides, which means that no matter where you connect it, it will fit. You you don't have to worry, if it's upside down or not, as has been the case with all USB cables up to this point.
It is bi-directional
Unlike previous versions of USB, the Type-C is bi-directional, which means that can charge a device, both ways.
It is backward compatible
The latest version of USB, will work with older USB cables, But you will need an adapter for everything to work. Apple and manufacturers will sell adapters, in case you still have one of those old iPod Classics out there. (Apple is currently selling adapters USB Type-C to HDMI y USB-C to VGA for $ 79 each).