I dont know why this is controversial. I'm way more happy with 4x USB-C, than 5 unique ports, that will likely never be used on a regular basis, even when they were relevant
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4 USBC would be cool. Most of these devices only have 2 or 3, minus 1 required for power delivery. If you have peripherals a hub is almost required.
Dude, those two little UBS-C ports do 50x what the ports on the bottom laptop could do
That's true and good, but I still want to be able to plug on an HDMI or Ethernet cable without a damn adapter.
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I prefer if USB-C to whatever cables become a standard. That way I can get a cheap cable and plug it into whatever.
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I'm on the other side wishing peripherals would catch up and all become USB-C already. I'm tired of USB-A.
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.
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
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.
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Few hundred? What, are you stuck in 1995?
Less than $100 for my current one, and it supports our Dell, Lenovo, and Mac (and I'm no Mac fan).
That said, you'll take my USB A ports from my cold, dead, hand.
It depends... if you have multiple hires monitors, you may need an active dock for £200+.
I'm cheap though so I use a £50 passive dock and just plug in the last monitor separately.
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Not all. If I dont get 2 USB-A ports, I ain't buying. Fortunately thinkpads still have them
we need 7 firewire ports and micro dvi ports with 1 mini usb
You'll pry my RS-232 and PS/2 ports from my cold dead hands!
All you need is a couple of USB-C ports and maybe a HDMI port on most modern laptops. More is good but not a requirement.
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