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In 2019 my new employer sent me a new MacBook pro. I couldn’t connect it to my home office monitors which had vga and dvi ports, so I asked for dongles. Rather
by sequoia 5y ago
In 2019 my new employer sent me a new MacBook pro. I couldn’t connect it to my home office monitors which had vga and dvi ports, so I asked for dongles.
Rather than try to sort out the cable confusion, they simply shipped me brand new monitors (which I wasn’t asking for). I also needed dongles to attach my keyboard and mouse, dongles for same were provided by IT.
My point: Dongles are still an issue, not everyone throws out their displays/keyboard/mouse every time apple comes out with some new version. My 2010 dell displays still work just fine, and it would be great if I could plug them straight into my laptop.
- turtlebits 5y agoWhile I'm not a big fan of dongles, they make them slim enough to just leave them attached to the device. I've had one attached to my mouse for 2 years now and it doesn't add much bulk. My Samsung phone came with one so small that you can't even tell is there (other than the extra width for the USB-A part).
- andrepd 5y agoWhy on earth would you remove ports for "thinness" just to have a cable flopping around?
- richardfey 5y agoBecause the designers are not forced to use their prototype for 500 hours before signing it off, that's why!
- Grustaf 5y agoBecause 100% of people can enjoy the thinness 100% of the time, and only 5% of people need VGA for about 20% of their time.
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