Time to do some homework: Apple Support docs for the late-2016 MacBooks are now online

If you head over to Apple's Support site and do a quick search for "late-2016" you'll find all sorts of goodies, including:

- Connect with Thunderbolt 2 on your late-2016 MacBook Pro

This doc includes links to Apple's recommended adapters for using older style peripherals with the new USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports on the updated Macs.

- Start up your MacBook Pro by opening it or plugging it in

This doc talks about the updated startup behavior of the new Macs, including the fact that opening the lid of the Mac, even if it's not connected to power, will turn it on.

- About the power tone your MacBook or MacBook Pro makes when you plug it in

This doc points out that the new MacBooks make a power tone a few seconds after you connect them to their AC power adapter.

- How to reset NVRAM on your Mac

While NVRAM resets aren't new, you'll notice the instructions are updated for the late-2016 MacBooks and mention that you should "press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys for at least 20 seconds to make sure that the Mac completes the process." This is because the new Macs do not have the startup chime turned on by default. The About Mac computer startup tones doc has yet to be updated, but I wouldn't be surprised if it gets modified/replaced by a newer behavior doc in the near future.

There are a bunch more that have also been updated and talk about upstream/downstream use of adapters and cables with the new Macs. Even if you don't have a developer account Apple is making this information publicly available prior to release, so make sure you do your homework before you order.