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ValentineCyesterday at 2:25 PM3 repliesview on HN

Why do all the low-end Apple laptops not have USB-C ports on the right?

That's one of the main reasons I had to get a MacBook Pro.


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mohsen1yesterday at 2:28 PM

Because the motherboard is tiny and on the left?

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enragedcactiyesterday at 3:05 PM

I think the charitable read is that Apple wants to minimize confusion by ensuring all usb ports on the device have the same capabilities. A simple USB 2.0 port would be cheap but supporting charging and thunderbolt would add meaningful cost.

edit: NVM lol, the Neo only has one fully featured USB port

functionmouseyesterday at 3:34 PM

they do it so that you'll buy a MacBook Pro