• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    The recent macbooks are heading back in the right direction.

    I think a lot of the complants come from wanting a portable computer/setup, and having a hub or a bunch of adapters takes away the portability.

    I think the ideal I/O for me would be;

    • Power
    • 4x USBc (displayport, high speed, etc.)
    • 1x USBA (flash drives are still mostly A, and if you have a wireless USB mouse, not needing an adapter or dealing with bluetooth is great)
    • 3.5 headphone/mic combo jack
    • Ethernet
    • HDMI, at least until more monitors have USBC inputs, although having an adapter cable isn’t too bad.

    This is where I like framework approach with the customizable IO, but I think they need to shrink the blocks to give 6-8 ports. 4 is simply not enough, with one used up for power.