Does the 2016 MacBook Pro have enough ports for FCPX Editing?

Hey there guys,
I hope that you are all well, and having a great week.

I am replacing my MacBook Pro 15" mid-2012 Retina. I am thinking of getting the 2016 13" MacBook Pro (without Touch ID) as the keyboard seems to be very good - I do a lot of typing.

However, Apple's Tech Specs state that this machine has just two USB-C ports.

www.apple.com/uk/macbook-pro/specs/

Is it possible to simultaneously connect the following devices (all of which I use for FCP X editing) to the new 13" MacBook Pro, and if so, how?

2x Thunderbolt 1 drives
3x USB 3.1 drives (one of which needs a high-power port)

Any input is sincerely appreciated. Thank you for your time!

You might look for docking stations from Henge, CalDigit, Elgato, Belkin, and others.

www.cultofmac.com/451446/adapt-macbook-pro-docks-dongles/


Don't know how timely this article is but the resources are the same.

www.macworld.com/article/2920233/laptop-...ver-been-easier.html

Do your drives each have dual ports? If so, you can daisy chain them just fine .T'bolts on one port, USB on the other.

Many thanks for this! It seems that the best option might be to consolidate my FCP X data from multiple drives to a new USB-C drive.

Sadly not. I had no idea dual port drives even existed until this morning.

Get one big 4 bay RAID 5 uint, simplify your life.

FCPX.guru wrote: Get one big 4 bay RAID 5 uint, simplify your life.

One day!

Get yourself a ThunderBolt dock. You get a lot of options with those including a ethernet port. I use a Caldigit TB dock with my 2013 MBP. I can't imagine using my MBP without it now:)

FCPX.guru wrote: Do your drives each have dual ports? If so, you can daisy chain them just fine .T'bolts on one port, USB on the other.

My apologies: my 2 Thunderbolt drives do in fact have dual ports - one USB 3.0, one Thunderbolt.

AlexMaxim wrote:

FCPX.guru wrote: Do your drives each have dual ports? If so, you can daisy chain them just fine .T'bolts on one port, USB on the other.

My apologies: my 2 Thunderbolt drives do in fact have dual ports - one USB 3.0, one Thunderbolt.

I believe the dual ports comment was about daisy-chaining. Most Thunderbolt drives have two Thunderbolt ports, and they can be daisy-chained - i.e. connect one drive to your mac, and use the second port to connect the second drive.

Besides that, I think that with the mac you are considering, a Thunderbolt3 dock, as was suggested, is a must.

lichinho wrote:

AlexMaxim wrote:

FCPX.guru wrote: Do your drives each have dual ports? If so, you can daisy chain them just fine .T'bolts on one port, USB on the other.

My apologies: my 2 Thunderbolt drives do in fact have dual ports - one USB 3.0, one Thunderbolt.

I believe the dual ports comment was about daisy-chaining. Most Thunderbolt drives have two Thunderbolt ports, and they can be daisy-chained - i.e. connect one drive to your mac, and use the second port to connect the second drive.

Besides that, I think that with the mac you are considering, a Thunderbolt3 dock, as was suggested, is a must.

Many thanks for your kind guidance!

I have been looking for a Thunderbolt 3/USB-C dock (i.e. a dock that connects to a MacBook Pro via USB-C) with Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 ports, but have yet to find anything. Does anyone have any ideas?

Apple sells a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter : www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thu...hunderbolt-2-adapter ?

General Thunderbolt information here: support.apple.com/en-us/HT204154

CalDigit Thunderbolt stations here: www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-3-dock/thunderbolt-station-3/

OWC new product release here: www.owcdigital.com/products/thunderbolt-3-dock

Hope this helps.

dgwvideo wrote: Apple sells a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter : www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thu...hunderbolt-2-adapter ?

General Thunderbolt information here: support.apple.com/en-us/HT204154

CalDigit Thunderbolt stations here: www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-3-dock/thunderbolt-station-3/

OWC new product release here: www.owcdigital.com/products/thunderbolt-3-dock

Hope this helps.

Many thanks for this information!

Something else that I found out which may be of some use to somebody: Apple's USB to Thunderbolt adapter is compatible with powered USB hubs. So you can connect your powered USB hub to the adaptor, and all the devices connected to the hub should, in theory, work.

support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204360