@jws No. Standard Lightning cable with a USB-C to USB-A adaptor. I'm expecting delivery of a 7-port Thunderbolt 3 hub in a week or so. That way I can keep using the older peripherals without a mass of dongles.
Apple offers a new 13-in MB Pro without Touch Bar and it's equipped with the Kaby Lake (15 Watt) processors, the Touch Bar models have bigger, faster & more power-hungry Kaby Lake gear.
While Apple offers a Touch Bar-free 15-in MB Pro, what they don't tell you is that it's the 2015 model, retained as an entry-level device.
That said, it's a 2.2 GHz quad-core i7 and is still a far better performer than ANY 13-in MB Pro, even the 3.5 GHz dual-core 3.5 GHz i7.
I've just ordered a magnetic breakaway adaptor for the USB-C charging cable on the MacBook Pro. It sits on the end of the existing cable & leaves a section a few millimetres long protruding from the Thunderbolt port when sufficient force is applied.
MagSafe 3?
There's folks out there who just plain hate the super-short key travel on the new Macbook Pro range, I'm definitely not one of them, I love it.
I just noticed that our Dear Leader of the Mac User Group satellite meeting will be presenting in July on how to replace an old Mac with a new one. He had it easier than I did, at least his old one was still bootable, mine was too soggy for that.
We have a committee meeting on Monday, I'll offer to assist his presentation with aspects of my own experience.
Started charging the iPhone SE this morning when its battery was at 69%. Used the 61-watt charger from the MacBook Pro. For the next 20 minutes the charging was around 1% per minute with no warming up of the phone. At that stage I stopped monitoring the process.
@variablepulserate Slim hope indeed. But I have the back of it off, battery disconnected and under a 16°C stream pf dry warmish air from a reverse-cycle A/C unit. It’s been there for about 36 hours thus far.
I noticed corrosion on the battery connector plug.
Charging test: Lightning cable connected between iPhone SE and USB-C to USB-A adaptor which is plugged into the MacBook Pro’s 61 watt charger.
No excessive heat buildup - yet.
I have three Apple laptops designed to have at least ten hours of battery life. Two of those are G3 "Pismos" which achieved the feat by being able to run for five hours on a battery & having a multi-device bay that could accept a second battery.
The other is this 2017 MacBook Pro. See pic.
