Just one USB port on MacBook Pro 15"
Hi, I just got a MacBook Pro 15" 2.33GHz. I may be silly but I find it has only one USB port! This is killing me because I need at least two USB port to connect my mouse and iPhone. Do I missed something?
Thanks,
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Both USB ports are on the left side, right next to each other.
Maybe you have too many things plunged in and you can't see it or something is covering it up. Reminds me of this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2058048&tstart=0
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PCI Revision ID: 0x0005
PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086
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Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
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Current Required (mA): 500
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Vendor ID: 0x0424 (SMSC)
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Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
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Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:
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Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
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Current Required (mA): 40
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PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086
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