[MisterTea]

> I got a single cable dock that handles all my peripherals.

That you have to drag with you if you want those ports away from your desk. Plug into a TV or projector and you need a dongle. No thanks. Ports are fine by me and I don't care if that adds 0.5mm or some stupid aesthetics nonsense.

[notJim]

I don't understand this dongle stuff. You just buy a USB-C to HDMI cable and plug that in. I don't see how it's any different than buying an HDMI cable.

I'm a photographer, so the SD card slot is nice for me personally, but it really doesn't make sense to build it into the laptop. It must be used by a tiny percentage of people.

[vlovich123]

Most new TVs/displays can do Thunderbolt so there’s your USBC connector replacing HDMI. Hdmi can be useful for longer runs because of integrity and there you’d want a HDMI->C cable/adapter that’s an active part.

For SD cards, the majority of people don’t use SD cards (even customers for the pro line). It’s a concession to an important niche, but forcing that niche to have a USBC adapter that is built into the SD card (maybe not possible?), having a separate SD card reader dongle, or having the camera itself be the SD card reader all seem like better choices than forcing all laptops to have an SD reader.

What’s the compelling story for why SD card or HDMI strictly need to be built in for all customers? The story for HDMI is kind of the strongest because the HDMI market is much more common day-to-day and USB-C as a display technology hasn’t yet permeated standalone TVs and projectors.

[tempoponet]

Generally I agree, but projectors specifically have almost always required dongles w/ Macs and the solution was usually to keep one attached to the projector cable or tethered nearby. Mini-DVI, Mini-Displayport, and even HDMI wasn't standard on many office projectors. It's a hassle but not specific to usb-c or a recent phenomenon.