Dude, those two little UBS-C ports do 50x what the ports on the bottom laptop could do
this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024
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That's true and good, but I still want to be able to plug on an HDMI or Ethernet cable without a damn adapter.
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I'm on the other side wishing peripherals would catch up and all become USB-C already. I'm tired of USB-A.
I’m glad I can plug in one port and have a dual display setup, all peripherals, speakers, ethernet, charging, etc connected at my desk in one go.
If I want to leave, unplug one thing and I’m good to go.
I'm glad I can purchase an external dock for an extra few hundred dollars to get the functionality back that existed in older models
It would be pretty annoying to have to unplug/plug in everything that the previous commenter mentioned every time you wanted to move your laptop. So for something that's meant to be a portable work station, I think it makes sense to use a stationary adapter over a bunch of individual ports on the laptop itself. It would be nice if it was common for laptops to come with an adapter that includes all the ports that are commonly used though.
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Few hundred? What, are you stuck in 1995?
Less than $100 for my current one, and it supports our Dell, Lenovo, and Mac (and I'm no Mac fan).
That said, you'll take my USB A ports from my cold, dead, hand.
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Not all. If I dont get 2 USB-A ports, I ain't buying. Fortunately thinkpads still have them
I dont know why this is controversial. I'm way more happy with 4x USB-C, than 5 unique ports, that will likely never be used on a regular basis, even when they were relevant
we need 7 firewire ports and micro dvi ports with 1 mini usb
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