• carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Remember when Apple was on the design committee for usb c and was the first to put it in all its MacBooks and everyone bitched and whined about dongles? How the turntables.

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        1 year ago

        I bet if Apple didn’t take the leap to a USB-C only laptop design most laptops from other manufacturers would still be USB-A only.

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          1 year ago

          Most peripherals still use USB-A though, so I’ve never seen the advantage of having a USB-C port on my laptop. I never use it. I guess I could connect my phone, but that seems rather pointless. (Most of the charging bricks I own still have USB-A too, and I have way too many to go buy another one. It was cheaper just to buy a new cable for me phone.)

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                1 year ago

                It’s nicer for laptops because you can have power, display, and internet in one cable going to a dock. TBH I don’t see many benefits for desktops. You could daisy chain monitors and have less cables I guess.

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                  1 year ago

                  Oh, I see now. Yes, I can see how that would be a nice benefit for using it on a laptop. I’m not even sure my monitors have USB-C inputs, but I’m probably behind the times

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          1 year ago

          Intel also had them in their higher end consumer gear (eg. their high-end NUCs etc)

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        1 year ago

        Remember when Apple didn’t even use the plug until the EU forced them? Get the fuck out of here with the, “they invented it” BS. Fucking pathetic cope.