But the devices don’t exist in a bubble. Laptops that cost much less get 90 or 120 Hz displays, and similarly priced options get OLED and touch support!
Ok, so some cheaper laptops have a useless advantage over macbooks. I don’t care. If I could pay one extra doller to get a macbook with a 120 Hz display, I’d save the dollar.
Until you need to connect your laptop to an HDMI display and don’t happen to have the required dongle that is sold separately.
That’s a feature! Dongles are great. You can connect every single peripheral by plugging in a single cable. I wish they would have stuck to that concept instead of re-introducing obsolete ports on their recent models. 4 TB ports + headphone jack was perfect!
Again, that’s the issue.
But why? No one is forcing you to buy their products if you don’t think they are worth the price. But a lot of people do and we didn’t need to be “tricked”.
otp@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Did you just claim that not having ports is a feature? Lol
If you weren’t being facetious about that, I think you might’ve had too much of that Apple Kool-Aid.
…which is actually probably a flavour of Kool-Aid, lmao
remon@ani.social 1 day ago
Yes, not having legacy ports taking up space is a feature.
Repeating tropes sure is great if you don’t have arguments.
otp@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This is the first time I’ve heard this in my entire life! Thank you for that.
HDMI is not a legacy port; it’s still a commonly-used display standard.
Also, a dongle takes up extra space compared to simply having a port built-in.
kobra@piefed.social 1 day ago
I think your knowledge is a bit dated? MacBook Pros have had HDMI ports since the M1 release in 2021.
otp@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I didn’t say they did or didn’t have HDMI ports. The comment I replied to said it’s a feature that you can buy a dongle to get the ports you need
kobra@piefed.social 20 hours ago
I got you confused with OP because OP did say it.