• shadmere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    58·
    29 days ago

    I feel like I’m lucky now if they’re even willing to SELL me the utility that used to come standard.

    More than half the time, when the new, sleek product gets rid of functionality, the response to, “How do I do all the things I need to do?” is essentially, “You don’t!”

    And if you ask to keep using the previous product, the response is, “No.”

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    382·
    29 days ago

    This is how I feel about ultra-slim laptops that only have USB-C ports. I don’t care if it needs to be 10% thicker, I want a usable port damn it!

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
      16·
      29 days ago

      Funnily enough, there was a post arguing about this not so long ago.

      I know adapters exist, but for something like HDMI that I use quite regularly, I’ll have a dedicated port thanks.

          • jjagaimo@lemmy.ca
            8·
            28 days ago

            Pretty much. A fun exercise tho is to pop them out and connect them to my phone when i need ethernet, for… reasons…

          • dan@upvote.au
            2·
            28 days ago

            Which is a great approach IMO. The advantages of dongles without the inconvenience. The Framework 16 has 6 ports which is more than enough for me. I use two USB-C, two USB-A, headphone, and SD card. I sometimes swap the SD card slot for MicroSD, and one of the USB-C for Ethernet. I have HDMI and DisplayPort for if I need them.

    • Clent@lemmy.world
      7·
      29 days ago

      You’d think there would be a thinner Ethernet port by now. That standard is several decades old.