• Petter1@lemm.ee
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    7 hours ago

    Or just a little dongle with both of these ports which can be plugged in on any usb-c on any side?

    🤷🏻you are even more free these days without even realising, I never saw any laptop at any age having more than one ethernet.

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      47 minutes ago

      Or just a little dongle with both of these ports which can be plugged in on any usb-c on any side?

      Dongles break, slide off, cause disconnects, can cause internal damage to the connector if the cables you have to connect are heavy, etc…, I already have the bad experience of having to use a USB hub to attach storage.

      When it comes to engineering, I’m of the opinion that built-in > bolt in.

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        21 minutes ago

        Heavy cables are just stupid no matter the port used, or dongle. Dongles do not brake faster than normal ports do. Normal ports do internal damage just the same way. “Cause disconnects”, only if damaged.

        I don’t have problems with my dongle (which I had to use like only 2 times a year, anyway)