• kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I swear the people who decide what ports go onto laptops have never used a laptop in their life. I know now manufacturers would love to just sell you a dongle add-on or two that plugs into your USB-C port and has all of the other useful ports on it you actually need, but even before then… who needed only 1 USB-A and two lightning cable ports? When was Mini-DVI relevant?

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      8 months ago

      Back in the 90s, most laptops came with a docking station or had options to buy it separately that added any port a desktop had at the time. None of this is new.

    • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      8 months ago

      I know now manufacturers would love to just sell you a dongle add-on or two that plugs into your USB-C port and has all of the other useful ports on it you actually need

      I had to get one of these for my previous work laptop.

    • jaschen306@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      I’m a normal dude and with the exception of FireWire, I have used and require each and everyone of those connections.