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minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoI don’t see the problem. Type-C ports can replace all those ports. If you want more ports, buy a dock.
minus-squareBatrickPateman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoAnd that becomes annoying if you constantly need more devices connected than what the Mac offers, and constantly have bring the dock. In the past that was a non-issue. I can see why people would be annoyed by changes like that.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI have one dock at home, one dock at work. The docks stay connected to the peripherals and I just have to plug in one cable into the laptop to connect everything. I much prefere that over having to plug in 3-4 different cables in the past.
minus-squareBatrickPateman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI have no horses in this race either as I have the same setup (with a non-Mac laptop). Just pointing out why Mac owners might be peefed off by the changes, that is all.
minus-squareBigBananaDealer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoi only have room for 2 thumbs
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWho’s got two thumbs and room for them only?
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd this picture doesn’t show the more recent models with the mag lock power, hdmi, and sd card reader. Type c ports are the best. I connect my monitor through one and it has a type ports on it for a wired keyboard and speakers.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoI can just plug my laptop into a monitor via USB-C, and with that one cable I have: the display/audio signal going to the monitor USB passthrough to the monitor that has my wireless KB+M dongle plugged into it 65W charging for my laptop It’s great.
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minus-squareumami_wasabi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt is a straight downgrade. The day you forgot to bring the dongle you are stranded.
I don’t see the problem. Type-C ports can replace all those ports. If you want more ports, buy a dock.
And that becomes annoying if you constantly need more devices connected than what the Mac offers, and constantly have bring the dock.
In the past that was a non-issue. I can see why people would be annoyed by changes like that.
I have one dock at home, one dock at work. The docks stay connected to the peripherals and I just have to plug in one cable into the laptop to connect everything. I much prefere that over having to plug in 3-4 different cables in the past.
I have no horses in this race either as I have the same setup (with a non-Mac laptop).
Just pointing out why Mac owners might be peefed off by the changes, that is all.
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i only have room for 2 thumbs
Who’s got two thumbs and room for them only?
And this picture doesn’t show the more recent models with the mag lock power, hdmi, and sd card reader.
Type c ports are the best. I connect my monitor through one and it has a type ports on it for a wired keyboard and speakers.
I can just plug my laptop into a monitor via USB-C, and with that one cable I have:
the display/audio signal going to the monitor
USB passthrough to the monitor that has my wireless KB+M dongle plugged into it
65W charging for my laptop
It’s great.
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It is a straight downgrade. The day you forgot to bring the dongle you are stranded.