![]() In a way, though, that’s the point, as the shorter cables help with the 40GBps data transfer speeds to your MacBook Pro.īut, of course, the chief legacy of the Mac Pro was its famous resistance to upgrades and alterations, and these same troubles carry over to the Blackmagic eGPU. The only drawback in this regard is the roughly 20-inch Thunderbolt 3 cable, which means you’ll always have to keep it fairly close to your MacBook. ![]() ![]() Considering that it can also charge your Mac with 85 watts of juice, that’s an impressive selection to choose from. Not quite pot and kettle, but it’s pretty close.Ī selection of ports runs along its spine in the style of the Mac Pro, ranging from four USB-A 3.1 ports and an HDMI slot to two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports for connecting it to your Mac or hooking up to an external monitor like the officially supported LG UltraFine 5K display. In fact, Blackmagic’s unit is slightly more interesting to look at, as a soft LED light illuminates the 1.7-inch gap between the bottom grill and the surface it rests on when it powers up. The Blackmagic eGPU is a softly angular eight-faced contraption rather than Jony Ive’s often-lampooned curvy trash can, but like that device, its design embraces squat, 11.5-inch verticality rather than the desk-hogging horizontalism of other eGPUs. Perhaps intentionally, its design somewhat echoes the maligned 2013 Mac Pro.
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