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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 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.