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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by chaostheory on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:32PM (#28610245)
I thought they didn’t do that? Has this changed for MacBooks recently?
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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by tristor on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:16PM (#28610695)
It's always been that way on Macbooks. It's also simplified with USB 4, which means the newest Macbooks just support everything under Thunderbolt / USB 4 on every port. Older Macbooks may have had some Display Port shenanigans because of differences between DP 1.2 and DP 1.4 and whether it was over Thunderbolt 3 or USB 3.1, but all modes were basically supported.

Any port on any Macbook with USB-C can be used as the charging port, which is a big deal all on its own compared to most non-Macbook laptops that use USB-C charging.

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by chaostheory on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:19PM (#28610726)
You're right. I guess I was confused by the differences before re-reading it again

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/587669/Are+all+USB+C+por...

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by KptMarchewa on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:40AM (#28615626)
Then it overheats like hell if you connect it from the wrong side.
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