cladistiiDec 15

Thinner!

https://sh.itjust.works/post/51652539

Show threadgmtomDec 16
Power users sure, but you’re average customer doesn’t give a shit.
Show threadZILtoid1991

Because they were already gaslit by techbros.

Do you even need that many ports on your PC? Maybe one or two is perfectly fine, we can make it thinner if we don’t have to put that many on it, and otherwise here’s this dongle for expanding the base ports. BTW you’ll need backlight in your keyboard, no opt out, it’ll change your life forever, just set a less flashy color scheme if rainbow vomit RGB is too much!

Dec 16 at 12:04pmWeb
Show threadgmtomDec 16
Eh, you’re average user doesn’t need many ports on their device honestly.
Show threadZinkDec 16

Yeah your average user today does their “computing” on a device that they never plug anything into except power. And some of them never plug anything in at all.

I love cables and mechanically rugged tech, but the mainstream does not.

Show threadbitjunkieDec 16
YOUR
Show threadHonytawkDec 16

Is that why so many dongles are being sold?

You can be certain they would be using more ports if they had any.

Show threadgmtomDec 16
I work in a company that’s a couple thousand people, and the vast majority of them don’t plug anything into their laptops other than power and a phone charger.
Show threadJcbAzPxDec 16
Plugging things in to your work computer is a security risk and likely not allowed by the company if they have any sense.
Show threadBillBurBagginsDec 16
Dongle is for the desk. More like dock than dongle. I don’t want to travel with a thicker laptop for ports some neckbeard on lemmy demanded that even he will never use
Show threaddream_weaselDec 16
Sounds like it’s the Mac users who are wrong. Save some money and throw your apple shit in the trash where it belongs if you don’t like it.
Show threadAA5BDec 16
Keyboard Mouse Headphones Game controller Occasional thumb drive
Show threadgmtomDec 16
You’re average user is not using separate kbm for a laptop, and if they are they using Bluetooth ones. And there definitely not using a game controller, and even then they’re Bluetooth too. Printers are wireless. So only thing is thumb drive which in my experience most people would rather use cloud storage or airdrop
Show threadBillBurBagginsDec 17
You just listed a load of wireless devices. How is this proving anything?