• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    That’s great for a docking station setup. But if all you need is docking stations at home and the office, just get a mini PC/ machine mini.

    Laptops are supposed to be useful without a docking station, and if all you have is USB-C you can’t even read most thumb drives.

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      10 hours ago

      Well I also use my laptop in isolation away from those docked environments, so it is useful.

      To be honest I’m not sure I’ve plugged in a USB drive in the last year, likely much longer. But I do keep a tiny A to C adapter in my bag, so if need be I can easily plug a traditional A connector in. If I were to buy a usb drive today I’d get a USB C or hybrid one.

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        10 hours ago

        Having to carry dongles and hubs to connect to devices severely impacts the convenience of a laptop.

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          3 hours ago

          I agree, but I really don’t. What I do remember 10 years back is carrying around a bunch of different cables for each of the ports I had, which is practically the same issue.