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ValentineC 10 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.

jsheard 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's probably cheaper to squish everything into one small PCB on one side of the machine.

esmIII 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most people use a mouse on the right so having a wire where a mouse will be can be annoying.

NetMageSCW 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Most people won’t be using a mouse with their MacBook.

microtonal 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, but most people will also be using Bluetooth pointing devices.

jtbayly 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's the point. You don't want to be running your bluetooth mouse into whatever you plugged in on the right side.

That might be the reason, but the number of people that actually use a mouse these days is tiny.

esmIII 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe, but having wires coming out of the same side as the pointing device is annoying. For cost reasons you have to pick one side. So put it where it causes less issues.

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robinwhg 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

So people like you spend more