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Apple did one good thing, which is make every USB-C port have the same capabilities (charging, thunderbolt). Windows laptops, especially once you get down into

Apple did one good thing, which is make every USB-C port have the same capabilities (charging, thunderbolt). Windows laptops, especially once you get down into the budget section, are absolutely atrocious at this, you have to read little lightning symbols and can only charge from a special port...

chaostheory 5y ago
I thought they didn’t do that? Has this changed for MacBooks recently?
- tristor 5y ago
  It's always been that way on Macbooks. It's also simplified with USB 4, which means the newest Macbooks just support everything under Thunderbolt / USB 4 on every port. Older Macbooks may have had some Display Port shenanigans because of differences between DP 1.2 and DP 1.4 and whether it was over Thunderbolt 3 or USB 3.1, but all modes were basically supported. Any port on any Macbook with USB-C can be used as the charging port, which is a big deal all on its own compared to most non-Macbook laptops that use USB-C charging.
  - chaostheory 5y ago
    You're right. I guess I was confused by the differences before re-reading it again https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/587669/Are+all+USB+C+ports+equal https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/587669/Are+all+USB+C+por...
  - KptMarchewa 5y ago
    Then it overheats like hell if you connect it from the wrong side.
kllrnohj 5y ago
Which came at the cost of just having fewer ports. 2 USB-C ports is a joke even if they are both thunderbolt 3 capable. One is taken by charging if you don't have a thunderbolt dock with power delivery, leaving you with effectively a single port.