The slim, new USB-C port already can shoulder the duties of power and audio ports. Starting in 2017 it could squeeze HDMI off computers, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

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Working from home likely means you're working on some form of laptop or tablet, and if it was made in the last couple of years, one thing's for sure: It doesn't have near enough ports to connect all ...

You look at a laptop’s CPU, storage, RAM, and screen size when you shop. But do you look at the ports? A laptop’s port selection can vary from one, single USB Type-C port, to a ridiculous number ...

In the past decade or so, laptops have gotten slimmer and lighter, all the while losing ports left and right. If you’re missing some of the versatility laptops used to have, you probably need a hub ...

My thread got locked earlier. I had sent a private message to the moderator on this and didn't get a reply back yet. I had gotten the message of me creating same threads yet one was about temperature ...

If you’re tired of being limited by your laptop’s meager ports, make it more useful with this Baseus USB-C adapter hub that’s on sale for $16 on Amazon. Turn one port into seven and you’ll be good to ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To most people, the mention of a Thunderbolt port on your laptop may blur into meaninglessness on a long spec sheet. That's totally ...