Maybe belongs in /c/extremelypopularthoughts

  • Otter@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I think the annoyance comes from not having that many ports to begin with. If I had a whole bunch of ports, it wouldn’t matter as much if I had to snap on a usb-c adapter to all the cables.

    What is annoying is having to unplug something i need so I can plug in a flash drive

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      1 year ago

      Why not using small usbc splitter? Like 7 in 1

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      The splitter or hub gives you 3 usbs, usbc, hdmi, Ethernet, sd card reader and charge your device.

      Similar to laptop docks for 1/10th of the price.

      check it out

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          1 year ago

          Instead of having many dongles just buy a splitter and that’s it.

          It’ll have 3 usbs, usbc, hdmi, Ethernet, sd card reader and power pass through.

          Similar to laptop docks for 1/10th of the price.

          Check it out link

      • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Because they heat very easily, suffer throttleneck problems (Ethernet+HDMI+copytoUSB = sudden drop in Ethernet)

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          1 year ago

          yeah i have a few of them and they all get extremely hot, plus they look ugly as hell. usually a super short cord so right where my mouse would be is a blazing hot ugly box with a bunch of cables and junk sticking out. and if you accidentally jiggle it or move the laptop too much the whole thing blanks out for a second interrupting work flow.

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          1 year ago

          By splitter I mean small docking station. I use it daily and never had issues. I plug a mouse, hdmi, and Ethernet cable as well as power pass through.

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          1 year ago

          Some do, others don’t. It helps to check out reviews and ask around before buying.

    • Kelsenellenelvial@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Some of both. I remember a time where it felt like every time I got a new computer it had some different ports because they kept evolving. Modem/Ethernet, firewire 400/800, keyboard/mouse/USB, VGA/DVI/Displsyport(and mini versions of some). Sure, my old computer might have had a lot of different ports, but I might never have used some of them. For something like a laptop, I think 2x USB-C on each side is good for most, plus add hubbing to larger peripherals like HDD enclosures and displays and docks wouldn’t have to be so popular.

      I feel like we’re just in the middle of a good transition period. Few years from now almost everything that can will be USB-C, we’re really just waiting out the replacement of all the existing devices and their incompatible ports.