4 ms·
> Perhaps a new generation could shoehorn in a non-card USB-C port, although that would break their design rule that all ports support Thunderbolt. And that is
by humanistbot 4y ago
> Perhaps a new generation could shoehorn in a non-card USB-C port, although that would break their design rule that all ports support Thunderbolt.
And that is what frustrates me so much. Sure, have an expansion slot on each side, they seem cool and I get the benefits. But give me more ports in a motherboard I can replace. This didn't seem like a technical decision or one grounded in values of repairability and sustainability, it seems like they made a design decision that is objectively worse.
- smoldesu 4y ago> But give me more ports in a motherboard I can replace. They might simply be bandwidth-constrained. Driving 4 individual Thunderbolt 4 channels requires an insane amount of IO bandwidth, more than even the M1 or M2 can provide. If they added another port, it probably wouldn't be any faster than USB 2.0.
- tebruno99 4y agoI have it, and love it. Plus they double as regular dongles for my pos M1 macbook