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That was quite the rant. There's a bunch of stuff to object to in it, but limiting my criticism to the complaint that perplexes me the most frequently: ...Why

That was quite the rant. There's a bunch of stuff to object to in it, but limiting my criticism to the complaint that perplexes me the most frequently: ...Why are people so caught up on the number of connectors? Why is it difficult to have a hub at your desk to plug your accessories into? When I'm at work, generally need more screen real estate than when I'm relaxing at home. Is it that unreasonable to assume that the vast majority of professionals work from the same desk each day and so can deal with having a hub or some external monitors for the time they're doing actual work? [edit: grammar/wording]

lowmagnet 11y ago
At work, I have a Belkin dock Velcro'd to the back of my 27" monitor. It handles all of my ports, and I only have to supply the slab with power and Thunderbolt. This article is intentionally inflammatory and whingey.
forgottenpass 11y ago
I get that the macbook works for your story, and that's great. But the problem is that other peoples' stories of using a laptop are often uncomfortable-to-impossible to achieve with a mac. Is it that unreasonable to assume that the vast majority of professionals work from the same desk each day No, but it would be unreasonable to assume that they do "actual work" exclusively or near-excursively from that desk. I have a mac at my work desk, and could have gotten a macbook too, but the reason I chose a thinkpad is the frequency I'm using peripherals in a meeting room. And nothing fancy either, often just a mouse, display out and network. Why is it difficult to have a hub at your desk to plug your accessories into? I guess I assume that the point of having a laptop is portable convenience, even if that makes me unreasonable. I don't find it unusual to want to do "actual work" from collaborative areas like meeting rooms, electronics labs or a co-workers desk. Or from home, or business travel.
Jemaclus 11y ago
Well, I think you're making the assumption that the target user of a Macbook is a professional that has a hub and keeps it at her desk. I think the normal usage for a laptop is the mobility, for both professionals and non-professionals or not. I can stick it in my bag and carry it to a Starbucks or to my apartment or to work. I can take it to meet clients, or I can work on the train home. I can use it at my desk, on a chair in the lobby, or in a meeting room. Mobility is the biggest advantage to having a laptop. If I was always using a hub at a desk, then I might as well just have a desktop with dedicated monitors, yes?

lowmagnet 11y ago

At work, I have a Belkin dock Velcro'd to the back of my 27" monitor. It handles all of my ports, and I only have to supply the slab with power and Thunderbolt. This article is intentionally inflammatory and whingey.

forgottenpass 11y ago

I get that the macbook works for your story, and that's great. But the problem is that other peoples' stories of using a laptop are often uncomfortable-to-impossible to achieve with a mac. Is it that unreasonable to assume that the vast majority of professionals work from the same desk each day No, but it would be unreasonable to assume that they do "actual work" exclusively or near-excursively from that desk. I have a mac at my work desk, and could have gotten a macbook too, but the reason I chose a thinkpad is the frequency I'm using peripherals in a meeting room. And nothing fancy either, often just a mouse, display out and network. Why is it difficult to have a hub at your desk to plug your accessories into? I guess I assume that the point of having a laptop is portable convenience, even if that makes me unreasonable. I don't find it unusual to want to do "actual work" from collaborative areas like meeting rooms, electronics labs or a co-workers desk. Or from home, or business travel.

Jemaclus 11y ago

Well, I think you're making the assumption that the target user of a Macbook is a professional that has a hub and keeps it at her desk. I think the normal usage for a laptop is the mobility, for both professionals and non-professionals or not. I can stick it in my bag and carry it to a Starbucks or to my apartment or to work. I can take it to meet clients, or I can work on the train home. I can use it at my desk, on a chair in the lobby, or in a meeting room. Mobility is the biggest advantage to having a laptop. If I was always using a hub at a desk, then I might as well just have a desktop with dedicated monitors, yes?