The recent macbooks are heading back in the right direction.
I think a lot of the complants come from wanting a portable computer/setup, and having a hub or a bunch of adapters takes away the portability.
I think the ideal I/O for me would be;
- Power
- 4x USBc (displayport, high speed, etc.)
- 1x USBA (flash drives are still mostly A, and if you have a wireless USB mouse, not needing an adapter or dealing with bluetooth is great)
- 3.5 headphone/mic combo jack
- Ethernet
- HDMI, at least until more monitors have USBC inputs, although having an adapter cable isn’t too bad.
This is where I like framework approach with the customizable IO, but I think they need to shrink the blocks to give 6-8 ports. 4 is simply not enough, with one used up for power.
If that’s really all it takes, there will be a great pilgrimage