6 ms·
Sorry, we've moved on to the future, we're too cool to have laptops with useful ports anymore.
by guelo 12y ago
Sorry, we've moved on to the future, we're too cool to have laptops with useful ports anymore.
- colinbartlett 12y agoI know you're just joking, but the thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter I bought years ago has been worth it's weight in gold at hotels with slow wifi and fast wired.
- joeframbach 12y agoOther things that have been worth their weight in gold while traveling: my thinkpad with built-in ethernet AND vga!
- msh 12y agobut it dont have a punchcard reader!
- zevyoura 12y agoI realize this is a joke, but if it's a reference to Apple laptops, it's worth noting that an ethernet plug literally will not fit on recent models of the Macbook Pro or Air; they're simply too narrow. I'd much prefer a narrower portable to an ethernet port; when I need one I'm happy to use a dongle.
- nitrogen 12y agoThis problem was solved well over a decade ago by PCMCIA Ethernet adapters, but the pop-out slim RJ-45 connector is probably too fragile to be put into an Apple laptop.
- jimmaswell 12y ago>I'd much prefer a narrower portable to an ethernet port Why? How in the world is a standard laptop with an ethernet too "thick" for you? Do you routinely try to slide your laptops under doors or through mail slots? Making laptops ridiculously thin doesn't solve anything except making them look thinner.
- zevyoura 12y agoThickness generally has a very strong correlation with weight. Weight is probably the single most important factor in a laptop for me. I didn't realize how much of a difference it made until I switched to an Air.
- jimmaswell 12y agoI'm dangerously out of shape and carrying around my laptop bag with >10lbs of stuff in it doesn't bother me. Functionality is worth the weight unless you're averse to carrying a few extra pounds I guess.
- paulfurtado 12y agoWhat do you have against external ethernet adapters? I don't see how requiring an external ethernet adapter is a worse trade off than adding extra pounds and size.
- jimmaswell 12y agoAn external ethernet dongle is more likely to break or get lost. Wasn't there a push against dongles a while ago? Are they becoming normal again? There's no VGA port either which is a necessity for me. No CD drive either. Is this thing a laptop or a big smartphone with no touch screen? No numpad either, wow.
- konspence 12y ago> An external ethernet dongle is more likely to break or get lost. Sure, but it's replaceable for the cheap cost of ~$10 - 20. > There's no VGA port either which is a necessity for me. 2007 called, they want their already-deprecated video standards back. > No CD drive either. 2000 called, they want their already-deprecated media storage standards back. >Is this thing a laptop or a big smartphone with no touch screen? Clearly a laptop. >No numpad either, wow. Now I'm convinced you're trolling.
- serf 12y agoit's not that it's too thick, it's that it minimizes the opportunity for Company X to sell me a whiz-bang conversion adapter at top dollar for increased revenue and brand lock-in (Oh, well I already have the Brand X conversion adapters, I guess i'll continue buying Brand X as a cost saving measure.)
- callum85 12y agoI'm pretty sure people prefer thin laptops because they're lighter and less clunky and easier to slip into a bag etc. Not everything is a corporate conspiracy for lock-in and adapter sales.
- izacus 12y agoNote that e.g. ASUS Zenbooks come with USB3 gigabit ethernet adapters (in a rather neat branded bag) included to combat that. Apple will charge something absurd for their adapter.
- btgeekboy 12y agoGet an Airport Express that supports the 5Ghz band, and set it up to be a bridge. Best of both worlds.