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.

mohsen1 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Because the motherboard is tiny and on the left?

	▲	wpm 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		So presumably the small headphone jack is on a daughter board which could just as easily carry a USB 2 signal.
	▲	busterarm 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		plenty of laptops run cables internally to device ports.

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enragedcacti 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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

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functionmouse 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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