Kusukela ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, i-Apple yethule uhlelo lokufaka esikhundleni kwezintambo zokushaja ze-USB-C eziyiphutha ezithunyelwa nge-12 ″ Retina MacBooks phakathi Ephreli noJuni 2015, kungaba kukhithi efanayo nekithi noma kuthengwe ngokwehlukile.
Kusukela ngesikhathi kwethulwa uhlelo lokufaka esikhundleni, i-Apple ithe izothumela ngokuzenzakalela amakhebuli amasha esikhundleni samakhasimende anikeze ikheli le-imeyili elivumelekile ngesikhathi sokuthenga noma lapho kubhaliswa umkhiqizo. Izindaba zigxile eqinisweni lokuthi namuhla sesingakuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhasimende okuqala baqale ukuthola izintambo ezishintshayo ze-USB-C manje.
Njengokulangazelela, umsebenzisi ulayishe isithombe ku-Twitter lapho ikhebula uqobo lwayo lukhonjiswa esikhwameni sepulasitiki kanye nencwadi echaza ukwehluleka kwezinye izintambo ze-USB-C ezingadala ukwehluleka okuthile ezimweni ezithile. Umsebenzisi uthi ukuthunyelwa okuzenzakalelayo kwezintambo ezintsha kuyimininingwane ngoba imsindisile yenza ukubhuka eGenius Bar bese uya e-Apple Store.
Ngokusho kuka-Apple, izintambo zokuqala zokushaja ze-USB-C zithengisiwe kanye ne-12 ″ MacBook Retina bangahle bahluleke ngenxa yenkinga yokwakhiwa. Uma isetshenziswa, izintambo ezithintekile zingadala ukuthi iMacBook ingakhokhisi noma ishaje ngezikhathi ezithile lapho ixhunywe kwi-adaptha yamandla. Izintambo ezithintekile zingabonakala ngokulebula kwazo, okufundeka kanjena “Kuklanywe yi-Apple eCalifornia. Ihlanganiswe eChina ". Izintambo ezisanda kwakhiwa zinombhalo ofanayo, kodwa futhi zifaka inombolo ye-serial.
I-Apple izongena esikhundleni sezintambo ezithintekile kuze kube nguJuni 8, 2018 ngakho-ke uma unenye yezintambo ezithintekile usuvele uyazi ukuthi ungalindela i-Apple ukuthi ikuthumele yona noma kangcono uma ucela ukufaka esikhundleni ngokwakho ukusheshisa inqubo.