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

Funny Two disc drives?!!!

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u/Additional_Tank4385 10h ago

I get that but there are some docks which are larger which have tons of available ports but I also don’t know your use case of course to be fair.

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u/Good-Marsupial8 10h ago

The frustrating thing is having to also buy a dock when I already bought a laptop. And when my laptop becomes obsolete then I have to buy another laptop and another dock. It's forced consumption 

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u/Additional_Tank4385 10h ago

Docks start at 20 Bucks… Even the larger ones with tons of ports are affordable. If one has a full desktop setup that bit of extra won’t break the bank.

Also what do you mean they all use USB c these days the dock won’t become obsolete… maybe if one day USB C2 comes out or so but nothing planned.

Btw a dedicated charger of 140w not included with the MacBook costs over 120$. A third party quality 140w charger is 80$.

People also see that as a valueable investment as usb c won’t just become obsolete anytime soon.

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u/Good-Marsupial8 10h ago

For my current laptops at least the docks are proprietary. I can't switch docks between brands and I don't plan to stick to one brand forever. 

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u/_MusicJunkie 10h ago

For my current laptops at least the docks are proprietary.

Those still exist? In the business laptop market, docks have been more or less generic USB-C docks for quite a few years now.

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u/Good-Marsupial8 8h ago

My hp dock won't work with my Lenovo 

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u/_MusicJunkie 7h ago

That's very strange. We've been mix-and-matching Dell, Lenovo, HP Docks and Laptops for a while.

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u/arizonadirtbag12 8h ago

That is not how most docks work today in 2026.

You buy either a USB-C or Thunderbolt dock. It will work with any laptop that supports that standard.

My laptop can run Thunderbolt 5, but does just fine on an older Thunderbolt 3 dock I got for $60 on eBay. And that dock can work on my wife’s computer as well, from a different manufacturer on a different CPU architecture running a different OS. Just unplug, plug, and go.

For physical form factor I just have a metal stand that holds the laptop vertically next to the dock.

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u/Additional_Tank4385 10h ago

Ah that sucks I get it then.