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0 pointsjsingleton10y ago0 comments

I think Apple could have come up with a solution without compromising on this. What about a neat folding Ethernet port that flips out and is flush when not in use? I remember some old ThinkPads had something like that but it might have been a modem port (RJ11/RJ14 not RJ45).

The rare use is what makes it a problem. It's not worth the investment to buy and always carry an adaptor for that one time you really need it.

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astrodust10y ago

These flip-out connectors were always the first thing to break on your notebook and would render your only useful connection (modem, ethernet) completely useless.

The Thunderbolt widget is less than ideal, but it fits. Hopefully USB-C will introduce more options with a lower price-point.

dsfyu404ed10y ago

Taking someone else's widget, tweaking it, rolling it out across their product line and claiming to have built it from scratch isn't exactly a foreign concept to them...

astrodust10y ago

Are you going to make baseless accusations or are you going to cite an example we can debate?

Kequc10y ago

Ethernet cables are huge.

I welcome not longer having a gaping hole in the side of my computer. Wifi has come a long way and if people want to use ethernet it can be run through a multi purpose more modern port with a smaller footprint.

roflchoppa10y ago

One con to doing that is how relatively large that would be inside the computer. Have you seen the inside of these computers? There is almost no space to spare.

although adding the 3.5mm headphone jack to an auxiliary board was super smart. people keep dropping them with headphones inside.

s73v3r10y ago

They did come up with a solution. Thunderbolt. As a bonus, it can be used for several other things when not being used for ethernet.

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0 pointsjsingleton10y ago0 comments

The rare use is what makes it a problem. It's not worth the investment to buy and always carry an adaptor for that one time you really need it.

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astrodust10y ago

These flip-out connectors were always the first thing to break on your notebook and would render your only useful connection (modem, ethernet) completely useless.

The Thunderbolt widget is less than ideal, but it fits. Hopefully USB-C will introduce more options with a lower price-point.

dsfyu404ed10y ago

Taking someone else's widget, tweaking it, rolling it out across their product line and claiming to have built it from scratch isn't exactly a foreign concept to them...

astrodust10y ago

Are you going to make baseless accusations or are you going to cite an example we can debate?

Kequc10y ago

Ethernet cables are huge.

roflchoppa10y ago

One con to doing that is how relatively large that would be inside the computer. Have you seen the inside of these computers? There is almost no space to spare.

although adding the 3.5mm headphone jack to an auxiliary board was super smart. people keep dropping them with headphones inside.

s73v3r10y ago

They did come up with a solution. Thunderbolt. As a bonus, it can be used for several other things when not being used for ethernet.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse