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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by nomel on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:59PM (#28609227)
> Apple sells USB-C to HDMI for $70

Luckily, USB-C means you don't have to buy any accessory from Apple, and have the world of low cost peripherals at your disposal, like the $13 version on Amazon [1].

1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/slredirect/picassoRedirect.html/re...

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by glandium on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:28PM (#28611314)
The main downside is that you don't know what you get on Amazon (and I say that as someone who bought DisplayPort cables on Amazon that turned out to have the pin 20 problem http://monitorinsider.com/displayport/dp_pin20_controversy.h...).
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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by chrischen on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @11:39PM (#28612897)
Usb c means i can just buy the framework one to use.
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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by sbierwagen on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @08:15PM (#28611671)
And how many different $13 cables and hundreds of fake reviews do you have to wade through before you find one that works?

Efficient markets hypothesis. Apple's cable costs $70 because it's guaranteed to work.

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by nomel on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:30PM (#28711556)
You can also just go to BestBuy, Walmart, Costco, or Office Max and pick one up for much less than $70.
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