I got the new work laptop. This one is brand new and it’s interesting how Dell has gone back to having normal ports again. The old laptop only has 3 USB-C ports, an SD card slot (full size) and a headphone jack. The new laptop has USB-A ports and a HDMI port, and a micro SD card slot.
It’s more these are both Dell Precisions. The old one is from around 2021 so it feels lie they were too ambitious on the USB-C everything front back then. Maybe they realised they’re not Apple and workplaces aren’t going to buy every employee dongles for everything
I got the new work laptop. This one is brand new and it’s interesting how Dell has gone back to having normal ports again. The old laptop only has 3 USB-C ports, an SD card slot (full size) and a headphone jack. The new laptop has USB-A ports and a HDMI port, and a micro SD card slot.
HDMI is still pretty standard. Almost all Lenovos still have it. Our new L series laptops have almost all ports.
It’s more these are both Dell Precisions. The old one is from around 2021 so it feels lie they were too ambitious on the USB-C everything front back then. Maybe they realised they’re not Apple and workplaces aren’t going to buy every employee dongles for everything
USB-A? I assume the intent is to plug in USB-C hubs if needed?
There are still things like thumb drives, and I can’t use the screen projector dongle things in the office because they’re still USB-A
Dang…our keyboards and mice are USB A (we have multiport hubs in the office) everything is else is USB C…even my new headset.
I don’t think I’ve used a thumb drive or any physical storage device at work for like 5 years now
I’ll need to use one when I buy this old laptop off work and put linux on it. I haven’t bought a thumb drive recently that has USB-C