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[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours 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.