Which makes it even worse. For a laptop that cost me $800. Make it $815 and

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May 4, 2024
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Why is the Dell XPS nearly the only laptop with Thunderbolt USB-C on both L & R?

BYU'01

May 4, 1:15pm

Good question. I’m annoyed that the vostro I just bought still has a regular

Powerbait DPM

May 4, 1:22pm

RE: Good question. I’m annoyed that the vostro I just bought still has a

fan_byu

May 4, 2:25pm

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I'd be curious to know what the cost difference

Powerbait DPM

May 4, 2:44pm

I’d be surprised if it’s more than $15

BYU'01

May 4, 5:28pm

Which makes it even worse. For a laptop that cost me $800. Make it $815 and

Powerbait DPM

May 4, 7:07pm

Totally agree. It almost offensive to use a non-USB-C charger. What a waste.

BYU'01

May 4, 7:11pm

Great question. I can explain

fan_byu

May 4, 2:20pm

I expected it’d req'd addl USBC/PD controller but expect that’s ~$10 of BOM cost

BYU'01

May 4, 2:35pm

In the cutthroat PC hardware market, that's a lot of $$

mobicurious

May 4, 2:48pm

I’d pay 10x that. It’d be their highest margin component.

BYU'01

May 4, 5:27pm

Not enough people like you

mobicurious

May 4, 6:17pm

I don’t care about expansion & gladly use hubs. I just want one TB port on L & R

BYU'01

May 4, 7:01pm

macbook pro does

dryflyelk

May 4, 2:21pm

Only the very newest. Are you sure the R side does PD in? If you get the 14” M3

BYU'01

May 4, 2:40pm

Yes because I have one on my lap, plugged into the right side.

dryflyelk

May 5, 12:38pm

Love it. I’m considering getting a Mac. It’d be great if there was a mini online

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