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Still no thunderbolt in all their portables ? I've used a Surface Pro before from a coworker and in general I liked the device but no thunderbolt 3 was a deal b
by rubber_duck 8y ago
Still no thunderbolt in all their portables ? I've used a Surface Pro before from a coworker and in general I liked the device but no thunderbolt 3 was a deal breaker for me.
It sounds so frivolous when describing but in practice I noticed having a single cable thunderbolt setup is a huge win for me - I used to avoid moving my laptop because plugging in 3 cables and keeping them organized on the desk was a chore. I have to work on two laptops (I sometimes take my work laptop home) so dock is not an option either.
With thunderbolt this became a non-issue - no docks, no messy cables, just one clean USB-C cable connecting 5K monitor, charger, USB hub, network adapter.
- tallanvor 8y agoThat USB-C cable still has to end at some sort of dock to connect all of those devices. Hopefully the Surface connector will be replaced by USB-C at some point, but as it is, it's still one cable to the dock to provide power and let you connect all your devices.
- rubber_duck 8y agoMy monitor (https://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-34WK95U-W https://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-34WK95U-W) has a USB hub and thunderbolt input + power output - no dock required.
- puranjay 8y agoPorts are an easy problem to fix. I was talking in general about their build quality and engineering which, by all accounts, is excellent. Apple still beats them easily but MS is catching up.