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Why do all the low-end Apple laptops not have USB-C ports on the right? That's one of the main reasons I had to get a MacBook Pro.

• mohsen1 8mo ago
  Because the motherboard is tiny and on the left?
  • busterarm 8mo ago
    plenty of laptops run cables internally to device ports.
  • wpm 8mo ago
    So presumably the small headphone jack is on a daughter board which could just as easily carry a USB 2 signal.
• enragedcacti 8mo ago
  I think the charitable read is that Apple wants to minimize confusion by ensuring all usb ports on the device have the same capabilities. A simple USB 2.0 port would be cheap but supporting charging and thunderbolt would add meaningful cost. edit: NVM lol, the Neo only has one fully featured USB port
• functionmouse 8mo ago
  they do it so that you'll buy a MacBook Pro