MagSafe was a laptop lifesaver in instances where someone tripped over the power cable.īut you can still add a MagSafe connector, and you can find several charging cables with magnetic connectors that can break away when the cable is yanked. The power adapter that comes with the 13-inch MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air doesn’t have a breakaway MagSafe connector. How to add a classic MagSafe power connector to the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Then you plug the adapter into the laptop. If you already have a USB-C to USB Adapter, you can take the USB-A to USB-B cable that came with your printer and plug it into the adapter. If you have a device with a FireWire 1394 4-pin connector-it was commonly used on video cameras and looks like this-and you need a way to connect, you can try using a USB-A to FireWire 1394 4-pin cable ($8/£10 on Amazon) with the Apple’s USB-C to USB Adapter. If you have a FireWire to USB-A cable, you can try using Apple’s $19/£19 USB-C to USB-A Adapter. If you have a USB-A card reader, you can try using Apple’s $19/£19 USB-C to USB Adapter, or get a USB-C dock. If not, you need an adapter to access the SD card, like th e SanDisk Extreme PRO SD UHS-II USB-C Card Reader ($21 on Amazon or £21 on Amazon UK). If you use a DLSR or other type of stand-alone camera, it might have a way to transfer your files wirelessly. To connect to an ethernet network, you need an adapter like the Anker USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, which is available on Amazon for $23/ £17. You’ll probably use Wi-Fi most of the time, but using an ethernet connection has its advantages. Apple has a support document that details the differences between the two adapters. The older version (model number A1621) supports HDMI 1.4. When shopping, check the model number (at an Apple store, you likely will get the new model). Be warned: Apple released a new version of this adapter (model number A2119) in August 2019 that supports HDMI 2.0.

For an 8K display, you need an HDMI 2.1 cable with support for 48Gbps bandwidth, such as the Belkin Ultra HD HDMI 2.1 Cable ( $28/ £42 on Amazon)įor other Macs, Apple offers the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, a $69/£75 device that also provides a USB-A port and a USB-C port that’s for charging only. The M2 Pro/Max 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro has an HDMI 2.1 port and can run a 4K display at 240Hz, or up to an 8K display at 60Hz. Keep in mind that the port supports HDMI 2.0, so the maximum resolution and refresh rate it can run is 4k at 60Hz.

You can use a regular HDMI cable like the Amazon Basic HDMI cable ( $17/ £12 on Amazon) and plug it in. If you have the 14- or 16-inch M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro or Mac Studio, they have a full-sized HDMI 2.0 port.

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