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0 pointsdeltarholamda4y ago0 comments

As much as people hate wires, I have to say that I much appreciate the "just works" aspect of it. Even wifi, while it has improved an awful lot over the years, is not nearly as reliable as the (albeit annoying) ethernet cable.

I have the same issue with wireless keyboards and mice. The idea that I have to charge or put batteries into my mouse is infuriating.

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okl4y ago

Also (generally) better sound quality (mic) and no latency/artifacting issues. Much cheaper as well.

falcolas4y ago

> not nearly as reliable as the (albeit annoying) ethernet cable.

I keep one plugged into an inexpensive USB-C "dock" at my desk, and it's wonderful. That and wired headphones mean I always sound decent, don't break up when the microwave's in use, and never have to play the "can you hear me now" game.

ashtonkem4y ago

Opposite for me. The wifi in my office beats out my USB C adapter by a factor of 4.

Wifi is great, consumer grade routers are not though.

falcolas4y ago

Beats... how? Bandwidth? Packet loss? Latency?

One, that wifi bandwidth is being shared by everyone around you. Ideally, you'll only have about 4 peers for your given hotspot, but most companies are a bit more... frugal... than that. Two, that WiFi is going through those same routers. Just sayin'.

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mojuba4y ago

I usually keep my Magic Trackpad connected to USB because I know it switches to wired operation with no latency and 100% reliability. Also an option.

toxik4y ago

Don't mind me over here with a Ethernet dongle that randomly disconnects intermittently.

dont__panic4y ago

> dongle

There's your problem. Dongles = cheap hardware to patch missing pieces of your expensive hardware. It's hard to find good ones even if you want to. One of the big reasons so many of us hated the TouchBar era of Macbooks was the reliance on dongles, which inevitably flake out at the worst times possible and cause weird bugs when you're trying to concentrate.

deltarholamdaOP4y ago

Heh, yeah, I had a Thinkpad with one of those PCMCIA cards that had the pop-out RJ-45 jack. It was great, but it was persnickety and would go "pfffbbblt" on the regular.

The best Ethernet dongle ever was the AAUI ones you used to have to use on old Macs.

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okl4y ago

Also (generally) better sound quality (mic) and no latency/artifacting issues. Much cheaper as well.

falcolas4y ago

> not nearly as reliable as the (albeit annoying) ethernet cable.

ashtonkem4y ago

Opposite for me. The wifi in my office beats out my USB C adapter by a factor of 4.

Wifi is great, consumer grade routers are not though.

falcolas4y ago

Beats... how? Bandwidth? Packet loss? Latency?

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mojuba4y ago

I usually keep my Magic Trackpad connected to USB because I know it switches to wired operation with no latency and 100% reliability. Also an option.

toxik4y ago

Don't mind me over here with a Ethernet dongle that randomly disconnects intermittently.

dont__panic4y ago

> dongle

deltarholamdaOP4y ago

Heh, yeah, I had a Thinkpad with one of those PCMCIA cards that had the pop-out RJ-45 jack. It was great, but it was persnickety and would go "pfffbbblt" on the regular.

The best Ethernet dongle ever was the AAUI ones you used to have to use on old Macs.

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