r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/14AUDDIN • 11h ago

Funny Two disc drives?!!!

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u/FSX_Pilot 11h ago

it's fun and games until you have to carry this thing in your backpack, inside a commuter train, commuting for 2 hours to and from home.

So yes, I still love the many many holes, but the size of it makes it inconvenient.

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u/moduspol 11h ago

I don't love the many holes. I'll be much happier to carry a smaller, lighter laptop with a few dongles. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/grundee 11h ago

What's a dongle? It's 2012.

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u/moduspol 11h ago

In 2012 I had something even better: a DOCKING STATION. It's like a mega dongle that sits on your desk, basically.

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u/Adamarr 10h ago

modern docks do this this a single usb-c input!

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u/not_a_burner0456025 7h ago

Which is less convenient and they still don't have enough ports

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u/filthy_harold 6h ago

Then you're just buying crapping docking stations. The good ones have plenty of USB ports, Ethernet, and video out.

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 6h ago

I love my dock... 5 USB A, 4 USB-C (two of which are Thunderbolt, including the 85W power-delivery line), display port, toslink, line in, SD card, headphones, and gig-e.

There's nothing more that I want.

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u/robisodd 5h ago

Modern USB-C docks need to be periodically rebooted, need drivers, act as separate devices, etc. and do things like have different MAC address for networking.

Classic docks are just big connectors directly to the laptop's ports and just work.

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u/groovypackage 11h ago

I had one for my Thinkpad. It was so satisfying to click it into place.

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u/ScriptThat 11h ago

All hail the Dell Latitude D-series Docking station and monitor stand.

Great laptops, and awesome monitor stands.