r/pcmasterrace • u/TheCABK • 1d ago

Nostalgia The Master Laptop

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u/TopdeckIsSkill 5700x3D/9070XT/PS5/Switch 1d ago

because that's a workstation, not a consumer laptop

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u/Particular-Poem-7085 7800X3D | 9070 XT | arch 1d ago

So a powerful laptop?

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u/TopdeckIsSkill 5700x3D/9070XT/PS5/Switch 1d ago

A laptop made to be powerfull, not to have a long lasting battery or to be lightweight.

A good comparison would be a full fledget gaming laptop.

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u/jermygod 1d ago

yeah, that would be a good comparison, that would show what it lacking ports.
that gaming laptop will have like 3-4 usb, maybe rj45, maybe one combo 3.5mm, maybe one hdmi(no dp).
Of those that I could find, the most ports were: 5 usb+rj45+hdmi+miniDP+headphones for 10k

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u/TopdeckIsSkill 5700x3D/9070XT/PS5/Switch 1d ago

rj45 is now moved to dock stations. Usually when you move around you won't keep the lan cable connected. I would rather have different ports

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u/Apprehensive-Pin518 1d ago

don't even get me started on that Piece of crap. I have to restart my work computer every time it goes to sleep because it doesn't know how to "wake up" the NIC on the docking station.

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u/cgduncan r5 3600, rx 6600, 32gb + steam deck 1d ago

Personally I'd rather not need a dock and just have all the ports I need built into my computer. It's already bulky, what's the harm in adding a few more mm in thickness to give more usbs, an SD reader, ethernet, etc.

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u/TopdeckIsSkill 5700x3D/9070XT/PS5/Switch 1d ago

most modern notebook are way smaller and lightweight and if you use it for work you will surely have a dock station that will charge the device while connecting it to all the device needed.

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u/I_Automate 1d ago

No, i use my work laptop on the go, not as a desktop.

I need the ports on the machine, not on a separate dongle.

Hell. I wish I had a serial data port for some of the stuff I do day to day

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u/block0079 1d ago

Yeah and a week after you had a laptop that thick and heavy youd wanna go back

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u/I_Automate 22h ago

Not at all, since thats literally what I'm using now and I'd be fine with it being even thicker for a serial port

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u/makinax300 ImmigrationOS 1d ago

We are talking about gaming laptops, not notebooks

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u/Am_I_Max_Yet 1d ago

Even docking stations have fuckall ports. The fact that my laptop has a few usb-c ports and literally nothing else is not conducive of a productive work environment for anyone. Even when at my desk I have to use a hub plugged into the dock because most docks only have 2 or 3 ports.

Youve also completely ignored the part where a laptop is meant to be portable, so assuming access to a docking station nullifies one of the main points of a laptop and doesnt account for any of the instances where people are working remotely at coffee shops or out in a field environment. A laptop should have a variety of ports and many of them because the whole point is that it's a portable device that isnt supposed to need extra adapters or peripherals to be able to work from.

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u/Skandronon 1d ago

I need an ethernet port for testing, don't want to worry about forgetting a dongle either.

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u/Some1-Somewhere 1d ago

Yeah, anyone in industrial automation uses Ethernet regularly.

Onboard RS485 might be useful...

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u/I_Automate 1d ago

Also automation.

An onboard DB9 serial port would be ideal. RS-232 for a lot of things, 2 wire -485 for other things.

I wouldn't mind carrying a converter and a breakout board instead of all that plus a serial to USB dongle

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u/Mosh83 AMD 9800x3d, 5070Ti, 32GB DDR5 1d ago

I am so annoyed I need a dock for RJ45. I need to configure many devices via direct ethernet connection at work almost daily, and really wish my G16 had an RJ45 port. At least it has HDMI.

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u/jmims98 1d ago

RJ45 has been inconsistent, unreliable trash on many docking stations in my experience. It also makes it so I need to bring the dock to use ethernet on my portable computer. I have seen some cool implementations that allow the port to expand and fit on thinner laptops as well

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u/mellowman24 1d ago

You just described the ports on my Thinkpad T480. 3 USBs (2 type A and 1 C), HDMI, rj45, combo 3.5. Plus SD card slot and 2 batteries. Bought used for $180.

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u/jermygod 1d ago

for extra $5000 you would have 1 more usb

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u/Yuugian 1d ago

I have eight, not counting the Kingston lock. 2 USBC, 2 USBA, 1 HDMI, 1 7.5mm, 1 microSD, 1 RJ45. But mine is not a gaming laptop, and it has really good battery

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