Comment by ValentineC
12 hours ago
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.
12 hours ago
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.
Because the motherboard is tiny and on the left?
So presumably the small headphone jack is on a daughter board which could just as easily carry a USB 2 signal.
plenty of laptops run cables internally to device ports.
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
they do it so that you'll buy a MacBook Pro