Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000

Re:Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000 by LaSombra on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:29AM (#21247987)

Probably. Prior to the touchbar model I could:

Charge, drive 2 displays, use a YubiKey, connect to a wired network and have a spare USB for charging my phone or connect a Time Machine backup.

Without daisy chain or a hub that's no longer possible.

I know I'm an outlier but still, new laptops offer less and less ports, including my Lenovo T580, and that's a shame for some.

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Re:Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000 by dkonofalski on Monday October 14, 2019 @12:19PM (#21249918)

>Prior to the touchbar model

Wait... why can't you do that anymore? I charge, drive 2 displays, and have several chargers and USB devices plugged in just via the 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports. Is your complaint the number of ports or the fact that they're USB-C? It sounds like the specific benefit was only the variety of ports unless I'm reading this wrong...

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Re:Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000 by LaSombra on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:57PM (#21251537)

> and have several chargers and USB devices plugged in just via the 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports.

You may have missed the YubiKey and the wired network. :-)

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Re:Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000 by dkonofalski on Monday October 14, 2019 @03:09PM (#21251648)

I did not. You can still use those with a USB-C computer. I still don't see where the issue is.

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Re:Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000 by LaSombra on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:34AM (#21267662)

Getting all of the together without needing a USB-C hub or dock.

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