I get to choose 4 ports in a $2,000+ "developer" laptop? Is this a joke? Most of the port options are decoys because it means 1 or 0 USB ports. And no I'm not

I get to choose 4 ports in a $2,000+ "developer" laptop? Is this a joke? Most of the port options are decoys because it means 1 or 0 USB ports. And no I'm not carrying around a satchel of modules like an old British lord.