• jpeps@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Well I also use my laptop in isolation away from those docked environments, so it is useful.

    To be honest I’m not sure I’ve plugged in a USB drive in the last year, likely much longer. But I do keep a tiny A to C adapter in my bag, so if need be I can easily plug a traditional A connector in. If I were to buy a usb drive today I’d get a USB C or hybrid one.

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      1 month ago

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

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        1 month ago

        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.

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          1 month ago

          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.

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            30 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.