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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.
by ValentineC 8mo ago
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.
- jsheard 8mo agoIt's probably cheaper to squish everything into one small PCB on one side of the machine.
- esmIII 8mo agoMost people use a mouse on the right so having a wire where a mouse will be can be annoying.
- microtonal 8mo agoYeah, but most people will also be using Bluetooth pointing devices.
- jtbayly 8mo agoThat's the point. You don't want to be running your bluetooth mouse into whatever you plugged in on the right side. That might be the reason, but the number of people that actually use a mouse these days is tiny.
- esmIII 8mo agoMaybe, but having wires coming out of the same side as the pointing device is annoying. For cost reasons you have to pick one side. So put it where it causes less issues.
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- NetMageSCW 8mo agoMost people won’t be using a mouse with their MacBook.
- robinwhg 8mo agoSo people like you spend more