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[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 weeks ago (19 children)

I’m glad I can plug in one port and have a dual display setup, all peripherals, speakers, ethernet, charging, etc connected at my desk in one go.

If I want to leave, unplug one thing and I’m good to go.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (15 children)

I'm glad I can purchase an external dock for an extra few hundred dollars to get the functionality back that existed in older models

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It would be pretty annoying to have to unplug/plug in everything that the previous commenter mentioned every time you wanted to move your laptop. So for something that's meant to be a portable work station, I think it makes sense to use a stationary adapter over a bunch of individual ports on the laptop itself. It would be nice if it was common for laptops to come with an adapter that includes all the ports that are commonly used though.

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

Exactly my situation. My laptop has enough ports that I don't strictly need a dock. I still have and use two though, one for home and one at work

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

Counterpoint...if you're so regularly using a dock, you should probably just be using a desktop. And yes, I know a lot of employers assign employees laptops and then tell them to work hybrid and not have an office to give them. (I won't accept "devices should be stupid because bosses are stupid" lol)

You can still use a dock and have enough ports though. You don't lose the ability to use a dock just because you have extra ports, lol

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

Ehhhh, your "counterpoint" would apply to a laptop that has all the ports too though. If you're plugging so many things into it regularly, then maybe you should just have a desktop instead of a laptop full of ports. But honestly, I don't think it's a very strong counterpoint either way.

When I worked in an office space before getting to work from home, having a dock was super handy for being able to take my laptop to meetings where I needed to access info or take meeting notes. I had multiple meetings like that per day so unplugging and plugging everything in before/after every meeting would have sucked. My work laptop is a Thinkpad with all the ports as well, but I only ever used the USB-C port to connect to the dock at my desk.

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