Here’s Why You’ll Have to Spend BIG For the New Apple MacBook Pro

These are the many accessories that you’ll need to buy along with the new MacBook Pro.

Apple has removed a slew of ports from the new MacBook Pro series, which is going to end up pinching you by more than Rs 13,000. (Photo: Apple)

We all know that the new MacBook Pro range in India will cost you upwards of Rs 1,29,900, going up to Rs 2,05,900 for the Touch Bar variant of the 15-inch MacBook Pro.

But that’s not where the spending ends. If you saw the event on Thursday evening, you will know that Apple has removed a slew of ports from the new MacBook Pro series, which is going to end up pinching you by more than Rs 13,000.

The MacBook Pro 2016 doesn’t have the standard USB and HDMI ports, the SD card slot or the MagSafe 2 power adapter. 

Now, you only get 3 x Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C ports, and one 3.5-mm audio jack. So, in order to use the new MacBook Pro, like every other MacBook Pro, you’ll need the following thing, and as all Apple products, they don’t come cheap.

List of accessories needed for the MacBook Pro 2016 with Prices

• USB Type C Digital AV Multiport Adapter which gives you HDMI port, USB 3.0, and USB Type-C - Rs 4,620 approximately
  
• USB Type C to USB - Rs 1,200 approximately
  
• USB-C to lightning cable (length 1m) - Rs 1,600 approximately
• USB Type-C to Ethernet adapter - Rs 2,300 approximately
• Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter - Rs 3,200 approximately
  

We’ll never know why Apple has ditched so many ports in one go, but that clearly gives them the means to squeeze more money out of every consumer.

It’s really funny to see that Apple’s asking the new MacBook Pro buyers to get another lightning cable for the iPhones.

There you go, then. Time to pick up that shopping cart, head over to the Apple re-seller in the country, and be mentally prepared to go broke.