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by static
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10/12/18 4:56:55 AM
10/12/18 4:56:55 AM
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New I wish Macs had docks.
I've used Dell laptops with docks and it works so well. Obviously a lot of people agree because Dell and others have been making them for a long time! Current Dell USB-C one seems to have a zillion sockets of all shapes and sizes.

Not Apple, though. My work one has power, two displays and an external keyboard. It's mildly annoying. Some people are in and out of meetings so much they never use more than the power supply at their desk.

Wade.
Post #425,873
by Another Scott
10/12/18 8:49:04 AM
10/12/18 8:49:04 AM
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New OTOH...
I have a Dell E7450 laptop that's may main machine, with docks at home and work. I've had irregular problems with the one at work - the dual monitors will suddenly go black, the machine will reboot, come up saying "something's wrong, let me repair Windows or reboot?" (I always choose Reboot), then things are fine.

Until it happens again.

I think I figured out yesterday that the laptop angle in the dock wasn't quite right and putting some shims under it seems to have fixed the problem.

Isn't Apple's philosophy to have a USB port to allow a USB hub, and a Thundermumble port for a dock for everything else? It should be more robust than the eleventy thousand tiny pins used in typical PC laptop docks.

We've got a USB hub for peripherals for J's MBP in her office. It works fine (scanner, keyboard, mouse, etc.).

Presumably all this stuff is going to be wireless one of these days anyway (especially stuff from Apple).

Cheers,
Scott.
     macOS Mojave ver 10.14 is available. - (a6l6e6x) - (19) - Sept. 25, 2018, 05:33:53 PM EDT
         Are they getting faster? -NT - (static) - (1) - Sept. 26, 2018, 01:11:16 AM EDT
             Not anything noticeable. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Sept. 26, 2018, 11:36:47 PM EDT
         I picked the Dark profile as well - (Bman) - Sept. 26, 2018, 01:29:41 PM EDT
         Metal deficiency - (rcareaga) - (15) - Oct. 6, 2018, 03:02:03 PM EDT
             Annoying but inevitable - (pwhysall) - (14) - Oct. 8, 2018, 04:20:50 AM EDT
                 The MacBook Pro I had for work was a gem - (drook) - (13) - Oct. 8, 2018, 07:55:12 AM EDT
                     And you (or your employer) paid for it - (pwhysall) - (11) - Oct. 8, 2018, 09:08:25 AM EDT
                         The biggest annoyance should be the easiest fix - (drook) - (10) - Oct. 8, 2018, 09:23:50 AM EDT
                             Come now - (pwhysall) - (9) - Oct. 8, 2018, 09:42:09 AM EDT
                                 I know it's fixable in software, that's why it's mind-boggling that they don't - (drook) - Oct. 8, 2018, 10:08:18 AM EDT
                                 MacOS is the only usable desktop UNIX - (malraux) - (7) - Oct. 8, 2018, 11:57:41 AM EDT
                                     Good point - (drook) - (1) - Oct. 8, 2018, 05:56:22 PM EDT
                                         Not quite what I have - (malraux) - Oct. 8, 2018, 06:59:37 PM EDT
                                     Yeah, but that's kinda the point - (pwhysall) - (4) - Oct. 10, 2018, 04:05:39 PM EDT
                                         Our creative people don't care either - (malraux) - Oct. 10, 2018, 04:47:11 PM EDT
                                         Never thought much about this before this thread, but ... - (drook) - (2) - Oct. 10, 2018, 06:04:26 PM EDT
                                             I wish Macs had docks. - (static) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2018, 04:56:55 AM EDT
                                                 OTOH... - (Another Scott) - Oct. 12, 2018, 08:49:04 AM EDT
                     Re: The MacBook Pro I had for work was a gem - (rcareaga) - Oct. 8, 2018, 09:51:08 PM EDT

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