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2021-04-29, 10:01

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Originally Posted by turtle View Post
You know, there is a simple reason I don't see Apple putting those ports back into their machines: it would be a completely different logic board.

Right now Apple basically has the same board that is shaped differently for the various machines. This means simplicity and ease of repair/swapout. If they added more ports it would be custom. It would add additional controller chips etc.
I don't think the 16-inch MBP will run off the same chipset. For example, it'll likely have RAM that isn't on-package.
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