If your main PC is a laptop, chances are you appreciate having more than one power adapter available to charge it with. Typically you'll want a couple at home and one at work if it doubles as your work machine. Apple realizes this, and so with the 2016 version of the MacBook Pro it has decided to eke out a little more profit from sales of power adapters. Is anyone surprised?

In order for a 2016 MacBook Pro power adapter to work it requires the power adapter itself, the main cable for insertion into a power outlet, and a USB-C cable to connect it to your laptop. Apple sells a 13-inch model power adapter for $69 or a 15-inch model power adapter for $79. But as 9to5Mac rightly points out, both don't work out of the box because neither includes a USB-C cable.

You could argue that Apple already provided a USB-C cable with the MacBook Pro, but that's really not the point. When purchasing a new power adapter, especially one that costs upwards of $69, I expect it to include everything required to charge a laptop. Instead, Apple will happily sell you a USB-C to Lightning Cable (1 meter) for $19, or a 2-meter version for $29.

So, if you only want to use official Apple accessories, and who wouldn't after having paid anywhere between $1,499 and $2,799 for a MBP? An extra power adapter with all the cables required to use it will actually cost from $88 up to $108.

There are two reasons I can think of why Apple has decided not to ship a USB-C cable with its power adapters. The first is because customers don't want or need the cable. The second is profit. I highly doubt any customers would be upset by having an extra cable to use, so the second reason makes much more sense. If you have other possible reasons, I'd love to hear them.

Apple recently (but only temporarily) dropped the prices of its accessories due to complaints. Hopefully similar levels of upset will push Apple to revisit power adapters and add another cable in the box.

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