In this test I take my Apple dongle (heh heh) and hook up the following things to the Air:
- Asus 24″ monitor via HDMI
- Logitech M720 Marathon mouse (using USB Type-A wireless receiver)
- CTRL mechanical keyboard via USB-C
I’ve done similar with the MacBook Po in the past and the good news is everything simply works as expected. The default mouse tracking speed is set in a way that I am convinced it is meant to test your patience as it very slowly and carefully tracks across the screen. But that is easily adjusted.
The monitor works fine and looks good once True Tone is turned off. Every time I connect an Apple laptop to this thing it makes me want a 4K monitor. Someday.
The keyboard just works, as expected.
So until my dock arrives, I can use this jury-rigged system to use the Air for writing and such activities. And I will.
Starting tomorrow. Or maybe the next day. Definitely by the weekend.
I’m not kidding. Just watch.
Also, I have added a few more apps:
- Discord. Intel-only but runs fine. It’s mainly a chat program, so it doesn’t have to do a lot (I don’t plan on streaming games from the MacBook Air, though that could prove modestly amusing)
- Day One. Maybe I’ll finally commit to this journaling thing and record my darkest thoughts for all the world to never see but wonder about. Until I re-post everything to this blog.