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pat2man on Nov 13, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: 16-inch MacBook Pro

I can easily plug any USB device into my MacBook with a cable. I cannot however plug a firewire, thunderbolt or HDMI cable into a USB-A port. Yes I need to purchase different cables, but they are relatively cheap compared to something like a laptop docking station that I might need otherwise.

schwartzworld on Nov 13, 2019 [–]

> I cannot however plug a firewire, thunderbolt or HDMI cable into a USB-A port.

I tried to plug my firewire into my USB-C port and it didn't work. Help!

pault on Nov 13, 2019 | [–]

You can run FireWire over usb-c form factor.

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