Connecting a flash drive to my MacBook

BDAqua wrote:

I hate Windows, but I'd have to buy a $360 PC Laptop with 5 ports before I'd buy any Mac with 1 port...

https://www.staples.com/hp-17-by1061st-6gs68ua-aba-17-3-laptop-8th-generation-intel-core-i3-8145u-dual-core-processor-8gb-memory/product_24394616?

The last Mac with a single USB port has been discontinued, and I guess this forum is for legacy devices. I do find that 2 ports make it usable enough with one for charging and one for everything else via a hub. The hubs with pass-through charging are a bit on the pricey side though, which is what might make a 12" MacBook usable.

I know you already got a recommendation, but there are all sorts of adapters, hubs, or docks that would work. Some even include another USB-C port that can be used to charge the host device.

The cheapest USB-C to USB-A adapter I've seen is this one from Daiso:

https://www.daisojapan.com/p-40640-usb-to-type-c-adapter-3-assort-04-x-1-in-10pks.aspx

This is a 10 pack, but at a local store I bought a single one for $1.50.

If you need more than one USB-A port, there are some really good adapters, including this one that has three USB-A ports as well as a built-in ethernet adapter:

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-Port-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B01M8I8KMH

Here's one (kind of pricey) that does a little of everything:

https://satechi.net/collections/usb-type-c/products/type-c-multi-port-adapter-with-ethernet-v2

BDAqua wrote:

Thanks, I'd have to have the last one . :)

I remember when the initial MacBook Air came out and there were lots of people who were asking how they were supposed to use it with a single USB-A port. I'm not sure how well one of those hubs work trying to handle 8 different functions using a single USB-C connection.

I hate Windows, but I'd have to buy a $360 PC Laptop with 5 ports before I'd buy any Mac with 1 port...

https://www.staples.com/hp-17-by1061st-6gs68ua-aba-17-3-laptop-8th-generation-intel-core-i3-8145u-dual-core-processor-8gb-memory/product_24394616?

This forum is indeed for the 12" Retina MacBooks, the one with one USB-C port, is indicated by the accompanying graphic:

Hi Cap'n,

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-Gen1-Female-Adapter/dp/B01GGKYXVE/ref=asc_df_B01GGKYXVE/?

OK good luck. :)

You'd thinkApple could afford more than one port on a Laptop. :(

Thanks, I'd have to have the last one . :)

:)

Thanks, the 1 port thing was still stuck in my craw! :)