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[+] scytale@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] potustheplant@feddit.nl -8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not about it being practical. It's about if it's actually doable or not and how well it would work. Having the native ports will always be better that using a hub/dock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bamboo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Strongly disagree. I use a laptop with a thunderbolt dock. Being able to plug in a single cable to provide power, connect my monitor, all of my input devices, Ethernet, and anything else in a single cable is awesome. If I had to plug 10 things in manually it would be quite cumbersome. I disconnect the laptop daily as I bring it between work and home, as well as use it, well, as a portable laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Kudos to you. What you could do now is step out of your bubble and consider that other people have different use cases and might need or prefer to have more native ports. You literally lose nothing by having more connectivity options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except the device inevitably ends up bigger and chunkier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, because plugging in one thing is way harder than plugging in six. This is a classic use case for a laptop dock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very lazy, short-sighted and first world problem way of looking at this issue. Why would having the option of using either a hub or plugging things on separately be worse than only being able to use a hub? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because I don't want a chonky boi laptop to carry around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
[+] potustheplant@feddit.nl -8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not about it being practical. It's about if it's actually doable or not and how well it would work. Having the native ports will always be better that using a hub/dock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bamboo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Strongly disagree. I use a laptop with a thunderbolt dock. Being able to plug in a single cable to provide power, connect my monitor, all of my input devices, Ethernet, and anything else in a single cable is awesome. If I had to plug 10 things in manually it would be quite cumbersome. I disconnect the laptop daily as I bring it between work and home, as well as use it, well, as a portable laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Kudos to you. What you could do now is step out of your bubble and consider that other people have different use cases and might need or prefer to have more native ports. You literally lose nothing by having more connectivity options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except the device inevitably ends up bigger and chunkier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, because plugging in one thing is way harder than plugging in six. This is a classic use case for a laptop dock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very lazy, short-sighted and first world problem way of looking at this issue. Why would having the option of using either a hub or plugging things on separately be worse than only being able to use a hub? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because I don't want a chonky boi laptop to carry around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Strongly disagree. I use a laptop with a thunderbolt dock. Being able to plug in a single cable to provide power, connect my monitor, all of my input devices, Ethernet, and anything else in a single cable is awesome. If I had to plug 10 things in manually it would be quite cumbersome. I disconnect the laptop daily as I bring it between work and home, as well as use it, well, as a portable laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Kudos to you. What you could do now is step out of your bubble and consider that other people have different use cases and might need or prefer to have more native ports. You literally lose nothing by having more connectivity options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except the device inevitably ends up bigger and chunkier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Kudos to you. What you could do now is step out of your bubble and consider that other people have different use cases and might need or prefer to have more native ports. You literally lose nothing by having more connectivity options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except the device inevitably ends up bigger and chunkier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except the device inevitably ends up bigger and chunkier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see how that's so terrible. It would slightly phisically bigger (if that) but it wouldn't weight more and you wouldn't need to carry around a hub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Of course it will weigh more, those ports and the boards to drive them weigh something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're worried about 50-100gr then you should hit the gym my friend. Also, that hub you'd have to carry around weighs more than just having the ports on the laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm carrying my laptop around the house, I'm carrying just the laptop, not any peripherals, whereas the dongle is in the laptop bag or on my desk. And I quite like being able to carry my laptop around with one hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Congrats for you. However, if you consider that other people use their computer in a different way, would it really be that bad if your computer were imperceptibly heavier so that everyone could use use it how they prefer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, there's a reason there are multiple models of laptop you can buy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -2 points 2 years ago Yeah and most don't have a lot of ports. Hence, this post and the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, because plugging in one thing is way harder than plugging in six. This is a classic use case for a laptop dock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very lazy, short-sighted and first world problem way of looking at this issue. Why would having the option of using either a hub or plugging things on separately be worse than only being able to use a hub? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because I don't want a chonky boi laptop to carry around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very lazy, short-sighted and first world problem way of looking at this issue. Why would having the option of using either a hub or plugging things on separately be worse than only being able to use a hub? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because I don't want a chonky boi laptop to carry around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because I don't want a chonky boi laptop to carry around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago A couple more ports wouldn't make your laptop "chonky". permalink fedilink source parent
