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All the other brands went along (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I don't see the problem. Type-C ports can replace all those ports. If you want more ports, buy a dock.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

And that becomes annoying if you constantly need more devices connected than what the Mac offers, and constantly have bring the dock.

In the past that was a non-issue. I can see why people would be annoyed by changes like that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I have one dock at home, one dock at work. The docks stay connected to the peripherals and I just have to plug in one cable into the laptop to connect everything. I much prefere that over having to plug in 3-4 different cables in the past.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I have no horses in this race either as I have the same setup (with a non-Mac laptop).

Just pointing out why Mac owners might be peefed off by the changes, that is all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Porque no los dos?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The dongle is about the size of adult thumb

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

i only have room for 2 thumbs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Who’s got two thumbs and room for them only?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

And this picture doesn’t show the more recent models with the mag lock power, hdmi, and sd card reader.

Type c ports are the best. I connect my monitor through one and it has a type ports on it for a wired keyboard and speakers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I can just plug my laptop into a monitor via USB-C, and with that one cable I have:

the display/audio signal going to the monitor
USB passthrough to the monitor that has my wireless KB+M dongle plugged into it
65W charging for my laptop

It's great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I have one of the more recent models. When I sit down at my desk, I just plug it into a Thunderbolt dock anyway, through a single port. All those extra ports just sit unused, despite having a USB-A keyboard and mouse, Ethernet jack, and 4k monitor at that desk. Plus the dongle provides power to the laptop.

I do use the SD reader from time to time, though. I used to have an external reader that was a bit unwieldy on the laptop, but it was also a requirement from when I was shooting pictures on a CompactFlash, which has never had a built in reader on any laptop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Right ?

My m1 MacBook is my first after a lifetime of thinkpads and dells etc.

For about a week, I thought I was short a few ports. Then I got a £20 dongle that takes 1 Port, gives me : 4 usb A, 1 USB C, all the card slots, HDMI and Ethernet.

You can plug anything into it. Life has never been easier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

It is a straight downgrade. The day you forgot to bring the dongle you are stranded.