On one hand, it sucks that MacBooks only have 2 ports on 13" models and 3 on 15" models (4 for M1)
On the other, all of the ports do charging, they’re all 40gbps USB4/Thunderbolt3, they all do Displayport and HDMI. All the ports do everything. On most other laptops that just isn’t the case.
Honestly 3 ports is enough. And you have the separate MagSafe port too, which means all 3 are typically free. I can’t think of a good reason to have 3 devices regularly hooked up to a Mac laptop. Mouse, keyboard, external hard drive? And mouse/keyboard can be wired to each other and/or wireless?
How about headset, flash drive, extra monitors, Ethernet cable, charging cable, phone charging/data transfer, controller, and even a better webcam and microphone.
You are looking for solutions on a problem that shouldn’t even exist in such an expensive device.
I never needed more because I just had a dock. My monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet cable stayed in the same place, so I’d just bring my laptop home and plug in a thunderbolt dock, and I’d have every peripheral I needed. And I’m someone who tries to use wired stuff over wireless whenever convenient.
It’s a two way sword.
On one hand, it sucks that MacBooks only have 2 ports on 13" models and 3 on 15" models (4 for M1)
On the other, all of the ports do charging, they’re all 40gbps USB4/Thunderbolt3, they all do Displayport and HDMI. All the ports do everything. On most other laptops that just isn’t the case.
Are we gaming during our commute now or something though? If you’re at home you’ll have some sort of port hub.
I have about as many USB-C ports as a Mac, and they also do everything.
But I also have on top of that: HDMI, Ethernet, audio jack and 2x USB-A
On a laptop that is 1/3th the price of the cheapest Mac.
A 333€ laptop has all that? How’s the battery life?
What’s the laptop? Always looking for some cheap.well built machines.
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Honestly 3 ports is enough. And you have the separate MagSafe port too, which means all 3 are typically free. I can’t think of a good reason to have 3 devices regularly hooked up to a Mac laptop. Mouse, keyboard, external hard drive? And mouse/keyboard can be wired to each other and/or wireless?
How about headset, flash drive, extra monitors, Ethernet cable, charging cable, phone charging/data transfer, controller, and even a better webcam and microphone.
You are looking for solutions on a problem that shouldn’t even exist in such an expensive device.
Even a dongle is just a workaround.
Sorry to inform you, but your imagination is rather deficient.
I never needed more because I just had a dock. My monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet cable stayed in the same place, so I’d just bring my laptop home and plug in a thunderbolt dock, and I’d have every peripheral I needed. And I’m someone who tries to use wired stuff over wireless whenever convenient.
Great, you mean exactly like everyone else does while still having all those ports as well?