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[–] chiliedogg 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Having to carry dongles and hubs to connect to devices severely impacts the convenience of a laptop.

[–] jpeps 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I agree, but I really don't do that. What I do remember 10 years back is carrying around a bunch of different cables for each of the ports I had, which is practically the same issue.

[–] chiliedogg 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I only carried cables if I was carrying the device that required the cable. If I needed to plug into something where I was going, whatever device I was using had a USB-A cable already.

With .ost modern laptops, you have to carry a hub so you can use that cable.

[–] jpeps 1 points 4 days ago

I think it's a pretty subjective experience honestly. I get by just fine carrying a single USB C cable. The USB A adapter comes out extremely rarely for me. Wherever I go, everything uses USB C.