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What's funny is that the "customizable ports" are really just... nested dongles. They all use USB-C (or thunderbolt 3? not sure) and just have enough space for
by vanilla_nut 5y ago
What's funny is that the "customizable ports" are really just... nested dongles. They all use USB-C (or thunderbolt 3? not sure) and just have enough space for USB-A, SD cards, HDMI, etc. That's a pretty powerful thing that thunderbolt enables.
What's wrong is Apple's "all thunderbolt 3" approach to laptop connectivity. Nobody wants a ton of dongles hanging off of their laptop.
- pull_my_finger 5y ago> What's funny is that the "customizable ports" are really just... nested dongles. You know what though? The port seems like such a common point of failure. I _hate_ having to fiddle with my USB connection like I'm trying to tune and aerial antenna. If I can fix that by just replacing a cheap/pluggable port piece I'm all for that.
- kdtsh 5y agoIf you have hardware which doesn't support USB-C, or you want to have external storage in one of your ports, it is perfect. For all the other uses, you can just get one of the USB-C ports (or pull the dongle out if you're thrifty/cheap).
- derbOac 5y ago... nested dongles that are safe inside your computer instead of free-floating in your bag, or in your home somewhere separate from your computer.