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I've advocated for this for years to anyone who will listen, but it's like preaching in the desert. It doesn't help that many people are on laptops, and the wa
by paol 6y ago
I've advocated for this for years to anyone who will listen, but it's like preaching in the desert.
It doesn't help that many people are on laptops, and the war on ports (in general, and ethernet ports in particular) has made wired options exceptionally inconvenient. Not only you have to go out of your way to buy extra hubs and adapters that are not included with the laptop, you then have to carry a bag full of dongles everywhere.
- ascotan 6y agoApple should provide a free dongle purse with a purchase of a new laptop.
- scarface74 6y agoGeeks: We want Apple to stop using proprietary ports and standards. Apple: okay here is a laptop that has standard USB-C ports. Geeks: we have to use dongles to support the standard.
- theonemind 6y agoFalse dichotomy. They could have multiple ports supporting multiple standards. This dismisses a valid complaint, in my opinion, the war on ports in the name of thinness. I've never heard anyone cite thinness as the reason they bought a device (weight, sometimes, but never thinness.)
- scarface74 6y agoSo how many “standards” should they implement when usb-c is versatile? Should they include VGA ports like some corporate laptops?
- ProZsolt 6y agoI only miss is 8P8C port, but only when I'm traveling and want wired connection. USB C made my life easier. Now I only have to plug one cable into my laptop from my monitor and have everything(wired network, external display, speaker, webcam, microphone, keyboard and mouse). I don't see a reason to carry a dock with me. A lot of people carrying a Micro USB A to USB A cable and a dock instead buying a Micro USB A to USB C cable which makes no sense
- mmm_grayons 6y agoHonestly, I hate USB-C. It's flimsy as all get-out. All the USB-C stuff I have seems to maintain a poor connection when moved, and it doesn't feel anywhere near as sturdy as a plain-old USB A. When I'm using a laptop, I want something I can leave plugged in when I pick up and move the computer and not lose connection when jiggled. They should have made something that valued a sturdy, stable connection over slimness.
- bradlys 6y agoWell, a bigger connector likely wouldn't work for phones then, would it? As far as I can tell, phones are the #1 thing people are plugging in and out these days.
- mmm_grayons 6y agoNo, it wouldn't, but I honestly couldn't care less about phones. It makes absolutely no sense to attempt to design a port that is good for both delivering power to tiny devices and also good for transferring forty gigabits per second of data, all while being durable and maintaining a good connection.
- bradlys 6y agoWell, the whole point of the movement was to make one connector be the standard for most everything. The general populace is much more upset with having to keep a bunch of different connectors around. It's much easier for them if they can just have one connector to deal with. It'd be nice for me too. I wouldn't have to keep an entire drawer full of various cables...
- ProZsolt 6y agoYou should feel a distinct click when you plug in your connector. I never had any problem with my laptop. What you described can be caused by lint inside your USB-C port. I had this problem only with my phone. Try to get it out with a toothpick.