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There's an unmarked tiny pill shaped port on my 13 inch mid 2010 MacBook and I don't know what it is.

There's an unmarked tiny pill shaped port on my 13 inch mid 2010 MacBook and I don't know what it is.

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Posted on Dec 20, 2021 7:54 PM

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Looks like a normal Thunderbolt 3 or 4/USB-C port to me, but from then scale it looks somewhat smaller


Have you tried to use it?


USB-C cables look like this:


Your specs show this so I'm not really sure:

Connections and expansion

  • MagSafe power port
  • Gigabit Ethernet port
  • Mini DisplayPort
  • Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
  • Audio in/out
  • Kensington lock slot


Does look like a lock slot, but again, scale makes it unclear.

Lock slot is the "pill" shaped "port" the article said.

Posted on Dec 21, 2021 10:10 AM

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Dec 21, 2021 10:10 AM in response to Cats-Community

Looks like a normal Thunderbolt 3 or 4/USB-C port to me, but from then scale it looks somewhat smaller


Have you tried to use it?


USB-C cables look like this:


Your specs show this so I'm not really sure:

Connections and expansion

  • MagSafe power port
  • Gigabit Ethernet port
  • Mini DisplayPort
  • Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
  • Audio in/out
  • Kensington lock slot


Does look like a lock slot, but again, scale makes it unclear.

Lock slot is the "pill" shaped "port" the article said.

There's an unmarked tiny pill shaped port on my 13 inch mid 2010 MacBook and I don't know what it is.

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