The MacBook Air used to have a multiple USB-A ports plus video, now it 2 ports that have to handle everything. So now the dongle/no dongle question has to become considered as well.
I doubt this is much of a constraint in the real world. Most people plug power in, perhaps an external mouse, and that's it. (They should be plugging in external storage for backups, which might require an extra port, but I doubt most people do in practice).
> So now the dongle/no dongle question has to become considered as well.
I'm pretty much USB-C only at this point, but even before then I never understood the fixation on "dongles".
You start with the idea of cheap model, then start going the ladders up.
Though it’s not a big issue in practice. When at home or the office, I just plug into a display with a USB or Thunderbolt hub. On-the-go, the Apple adapter works great.
Having to plug more than one cable is annoying anyway when you move between desks.
