Yes. The ports are really nice. Let’s say I’m doing some audio design. I could take the laptop to the woods, bring a nice set of headphones, and leave the audio interface at home. I could put my USB/HDMI dongle in the drawer with the HDMI output. (I would have already, but the other side of the laptop is more convenient for now.) I’ve got a nice Tascam portable recorder (DR-100MkII), and its been super convenient to plug the memory card right into the laptop. All that and three USB-C ports remain open for business. I can see why Apple force fed USB-C in the previous generation to spur migration, but it’s nice that transition is behind us.
It looks like we’ll be tracking down the OS audio issue here:
Thing’s we are looking at include cables, audio interfaces/drivers, and possibly (less likely) MIDI collisions.