Agreed. I think too many people are dismissing the single-port Macbook without considering what it offers. It's USB-C, offering much greater speed than older types of connections, with power to spare. A lot of power and speed. Think about the difference between USB 1 and USB 2 and USB 3.0. Now Apple is the first to offer USB-C which smokes all the other connection types. Make sure whatever USB hub you attach can handle all the devices you connect, because the Macbook can deliver all the power you will probably want for multiple devices (although battery life will be diminished from the available 9 hours or so).
I guess I am missing something. What I am concerned about, besides having to buy a bunch of new, proprietary cables and connectors, is the port being used not as a charging hub for attached devices but as a power input for the computer.
IOW it’s sending power IN to the computer but OUT to the devices.
I can see how it could work but it still seems risky to me.
And I’m still looking for weather archiving/reporting software for Apple OS. Cumulus doesn’t make it AFAIK and the same with Android.