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Comment by vaylian

12 hours ago

They also have a small-form-factor stationary computer in the pipeline: https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt-research/mnt-station

> 3x USB Type-A ports > 1x USB Type-C for USB-C PD power input and built-in UART-to-USB converters

It doesn't seem either present- or future-secure to have only USB-A ports.

  • The MNT Reform classic discussed here was designed 6 years ago, but there’s nothing preventing an updated motherboard with better port selection from being created.

    The MNT Reform Next that’s scheduled to be fulfilled this year has a much more modern port layout:

    https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reform-next

  • Why not? It's only an adapter away if you have something thst needs to connect to a usb-c female host port. And if you need more ports, which seems likely, you can get a usb hub which has ports of your preference.