I think it’s pretty neat to be able to attach one USB-C/Thunderbolt cable to the laptop and drive 3 external displays, 5-6 USB devices and receive power and networking at the same time. I’m shuddering just trying to think of the mess it would be with separate USB/HDMI/DP cables and a charger. The more cables you connect, the more the laptop becomes stationary. With one cable I can rip it off and throw the laptop away from my desk.
As for when using the laptop on its own… anything that doesn’t have a native USB C is easy to adapt, but even then there are many devices that are wireless and don’t need a USB at all.
They do keep them for some time. Think of how desktop motherboards still come with PS/2 ports even though 99% of mice and keyboards are USB. And with laptops, many new ones still come with a couple of USB A ports and an RJ-45.
However, as with everything in tech, some things have to get phased out at some point. From a manufacturer’s standpoint it’s probably 1) cost saving measures and 2) making space for new things (because you can’t keep all the ports that have been there historically).
It’s not, but think of how many times it’s used compared to the wireless. I think it would make practical sense to make this into a dongle, but maybe it’s not cheap enough to make financial sense for manufacturing.
I think it’s pretty neat to be able to attach one USB-C/Thunderbolt cable to the laptop and drive 3 external displays, 5-6 USB devices and receive power and networking at the same time. I’m shuddering just trying to think of the mess it would be with separate USB/HDMI/DP cables and a charger. The more cables you connect, the more the laptop becomes stationary. With one cable I can rip it off and throw the laptop away from my desk.
As for when using the laptop on its own… anything that doesn’t have a native USB C is easy to adapt, but even then there are many devices that are wireless and don’t need a USB at all.
Well, I’m not saying the tech is bad, but why not also keep the old ports?
They do keep them for some time. Think of how desktop motherboards still come with PS/2 ports even though 99% of mice and keyboards are USB. And with laptops, many new ones still come with a couple of USB A ports and an RJ-45.
However, as with everything in tech, some things have to get phased out at some point. From a manufacturer’s standpoint it’s probably 1) cost saving measures and 2) making space for new things (because you can’t keep all the ports that have been there historically).
How is rj45 legacy? And why do the laptop manufacturers hate it so much?
It’s not, but think of how many times it’s used compared to the wireless. I think it would make practical sense to make this into a dongle, but maybe it’s not cheap enough to make financial sense for manufacturing.