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No thanks. DP over usb-c is way better for all laptops.
by matt_wulfeck 9y ago
No thanks. DP over usb-c is way better for all laptops.
- dbg31415 9y agoMan, I'm so over dongles. For the graphics cards that these laptops have... they aren't like super powerful. I can't, for example, game at 60 FPS on a 4k Monitor on a MacBook Pro. So the use case for needing more than 60 FPS, or more than a 4k display, seems more like an edge case to me. Mostly what I want is to be able to plug into projectors when I'm with a client so I can share a pitch deck. Instead... I've got this massive USB-C to VGA / USB dongle, and another for USB-C to HDMI, and yet another for USB-C to Thunderbolt for my work monitor. Anywhere I go I've gotta lug around a laptop bag now, and it's full of dongles. The OLD 15" MBPs were perfect. Good mix of ubiquitous ports, and Apple's proprietary Thunderbolt ports. I have yet to find anything other than dongles that use USB-C. Just like I have yet to find anything other than Apple Thunderbolt Displays that actually use Thunderbolt.
- ComputerGuru 9y agoI was in the same boat when I was on my rMBP with its thunderbolt ports but now with usb-c, I just carry this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KV5332A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_onqjAbYAMAREE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KV5332A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_onqj...
- pkaye 9y agoI've found the mini-DP ports tend to get worn down quickly. I've seen that on a desktop and an Intel NUC so far. I don't know if I've just gotten unlucky since atleast on the NUC, I don't disconnect it often.