Important Question about MBP USB Ports?

[maximumsportz]

I remember there use to be talk that Macs with 2 ports had one good port and one bad port. Well I have the new 2011 17" i7 Quadcore Macbook Pro with 3 ports on the left. Which is the best port to plug the NS6 into? Closest to me or Furthest to the screen??

[JesC]

i would say the closes to the charge, but nothing like doing a test on all three ports. I wouldnt really worry too much about the new mbp's. I would have to do some digging around on the apple site. but the MBP usb ports spit out 10ma each.

[completej]

Last year's 2010 was the port closest to the screen, though I did not research the 2011. You can easily test it using this link, which was found on this website.

http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/07/1...rt-inequality/

[maximumsportz]

Ok so I opened Activity Monitor on my MBP and transfered a large file to and from the USB to each port and the port the peaked the highest was the the port closest to the screen. I'll be using that one

[SirReal]

Apple has flip-flopped over the years on which port they tie the camera to. With a bit of searching, you can find the info. On mine, 17" MBP 2009 the port closest to the screen was shared with the camera but I believe they switched it the following year to the first port. I guess they want to keep the tech geeks on their toes.

[maximumsportz]

Apple has flip-flopped over the years on which port they tie the camera to. With a bit of searching, you can find the info. On mine, 17" MBP 2009 the port closest to the screen was shared with the camera but I believe they switched it the following year to the first port. I guess they want to keep the tech geeks on their toes.

Lol, yeah now it seems reverse the port closest to the charger and screen is the hottest.