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Thanks! I didn't realize that techies cared so much about how thin their laptop is. Maybe I'm an outlier because I'd rather have more ports and convenience tha

Thanks! I didn't realize that techies cared so much about how thin their laptop is. Maybe I'm an outlier because I'd rather have more ports and convenience than a thin laptop. In fact, I don't like very thin devices because I feel like the thinner they get, the harder they are to repair and the easier they are to break.

close04 7y ago
The general audience for laptops is far wider than just techies. Techies might actually be the minority. Between this and the fact that many people will never see/need an Ethernet cable in their life it makes sense for manufacturers to compete with specifications that the average buyer craves: thin and light. They could have included one of those flip down Ethernet ports though [0][1], since I see there is plenty of space under the edges of the laptop to drop that flap. [0] https://memestatic1.fjcdn.com/comments/I+think+hp+did+it+pretty+well+this+is+the+_53e8b0b4da8822f68622eefa159e277a.jpg https://memestatic1.fjcdn.com/comments/I+think+hp+did+it+pre... [1] http://bcchardware.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=43511&g2_serialNumber=2 http://bcchardware.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.Downloa...