I'd also add that at a fixed location/desk, having a dock with ethernet is also very normal.

Anyway it is probably just there to demonstrate the possibilities to consumers. What if a lower profile standard for networking gets popularized?

they had very flat (on one side) Ethernet pigtails in the PCMCIA days.

	▲	mjevans 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Those sucked so hard, were extremely finicky to plug in, and I was in constant terror of breaking it. Even the popout jack things were horrific in that respect. I'm 1000% for wired connections where possible, but for laptops too thin to have one built inside of the frame the best choice is a proper docking station, ideally with a cable that isn't impossible to user replace.
	▲	kelnos 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Oh god, bringing back memories I don't want. They were always so fragile.

kps 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

ix (IEC 61076-3-124)