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> charging port, card reader, headphone jack, HDMI, ethernet Hmm sounds like your preferred ports! While I have used HDMI and Ethernet, the vast majority of t

> charging port, card reader, headphone jack, HDMI, ethernet Hmm sounds like your preferred ports! While I have used HDMI and Ethernet, the vast majority of the time, I need > charging port, 1 USB for headphones So that's 4 ports left over for me. (I use Bluetooth mice, WiFi, and my laptop's screen.) Of course that's for a gaming laptop. If I used a laptop for work, I'd want screen outputs and probably Ethernet while I'm at it. If you're on the go (i.e. using your laptop to charge your phone) then how are you using Ethernet and HDMI? Of course, in my use case, having all those "expansion slots" doesn't really appeal to me anyway. But I do think that the repairability is still a big plus.

lucb1e 3y ago
> and my laptop's screen Please mind your ergonomics if this is genuinely what you use a lot of the time > If you're on the go (i.e. using your laptop to charge your phone) then how are you using Ethernet and HDMI? The office has no wifi, and I don't work on a laptop screen all day long. If you mean in a train, then indeed I could go without, but if you mean to disconnect them when not in use, we get back to the point about web comics about dongle folk
- neogodless 3y ago
  Definitely not for work, no. For gaming I built a wooden support so that my hands come up at a 23 angle, and the screen is elevated (and there's great air flow). But yes when I worked in the office and used a laptop, I plugged it into a dock to split out to screens and connect to the network. (At home I just use a desktop that has all those ports and a dozen to spare!) Never found the need to plug my phone in at work, but I get it if you need all those ports - it makes the modularity a pretty weak selling point for you!
- kelnos 3y ago
  > The office has no wifi I suspect the vast majority of people out there who use a laptop at work have wifi in their office. Certainly some people might prefer to use ethernet while at their desk, but that sort of thing is always what docking stations have been for.

lucb1e 3y ago

> and my laptop's screen Please mind your ergonomics if this is genuinely what you use a lot of the time > If you're on the go (i.e. using your laptop to charge your phone) then how are you using Ethernet and HDMI? The office has no wifi, and I don't work on a laptop screen all day long. If you mean in a train, then indeed I could go without, but if you mean to disconnect them when not in use, we get back to the point about web comics about dongle folk

neogodless 3y ago
Definitely not for work, no. For gaming I built a wooden support so that my hands come up at a 23 angle, and the screen is elevated (and there's great air flow). But yes when I worked in the office and used a laptop, I plugged it into a dock to split out to screens and connect to the network. (At home I just use a desktop that has all those ports and a dozen to spare!) Never found the need to plug my phone in at work, but I get it if you need all those ports - it makes the modularity a pretty weak selling point for you!
kelnos 3y ago
> The office has no wifi I suspect the vast majority of people out there who use a laptop at work have wifi in their office. Certainly some people might prefer to use ethernet while at their desk, but that sort of thing is always what docking stations have been for.