Waylander Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Planning on splashing out on an ultrabook such as the dell xps or HP Spectre but neither has an Ethernet port - ditto my mbp do you guys and gals not miss one on the laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Sometimes I wish there was some sort of easily available wireless connection to use rather than my 1000ft extendable Ethernet lead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 If you ever felt the need then it's not an expensive thing to solve https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethernet-Network-Adapter-Converter-Connection/dp/B003Q85EEA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 I'd really miss an ethernet connection - you don't tend to find too many wireless networtks in data centres to connect into. My current ultrabook (Dell Latitutde something-or-other) has one but I'm fairly sure its replacement won't. USB ethernet adapters are an option but I'd much prefer an onboard adapter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) I have both a Thunderbolt and USB to Ethernet adaptor for the MBP. Plug either of them in = Ethernet port. What's to miss? Edited December 5, 2016 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 I don't want to have to plug dongles in. They get lost, they break and they can get forgotten. Just last week I left my USB - serial adapter in a data centre in Brussels as I was packing up. Now I need to order another one. I'd much prefer the ports I need to be built into the laptop. Each to their own though of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Sounds like you need a memory as well as an ethernet port. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 You possibly have a point there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 5 hours ago, NewNiceMrMe said: I have both a Thunderbolt and USB to Ethernet adaptor for the MBP. Plug either of them in = Ethernet port. What's to miss? Aye - we'll I didn't know these beasts existed hence the query. Good to know. I'll invest in a couple and look a little harder at ultrabook deals. played with a HP Spectre and it was stunning. Not had hand-on with the XPS13 yet although that seems to be the one to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 18 hours ago, eldavo69 said: Sometimes I wish there was some sort of easily available wireless connection to use rather than my 1000ft extendable Ethernet lead. Pah. So many years sneers when I Ethernet ported the rooms in my house along the same lines. You'll learn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 36 minutes ago, Waylander said: XPS13 We've had quite a few issues with the XPS13's that we've bought in Sweden and UK. They've all had replacement motherboards and I think we've still got problems with the thunderbolt docking station on a couple of the units in Sweden. When they work they're great but we've had too many issues for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Aah okay. Not good. They top each and every review I've read :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 p.s. despite using an adaptor, what I didn't say is that it still irks me that Apple dropped the ethernet port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Decent WiFi is fast enough for most things now though isn't it? I rarely have to pull out the Ethernet adapter. If I'm transferring a truck load of stuff it's far quicker to throw it on an external SSD via USB3. My home WiFi for example is currently showing a TXFR rate of approx 1.1Gbps. It works just fine for pretty much most things I can throw at it to the point that I don't have any Ethernet ports in the front room anymore - just never bothered. Same in the offices I use - to be fair they tend to be tech companies so tend to be relatively up to date. Only time I find myself pulling out an Ethernet (Or - god forbid - an RS-232 serial adapter) is the rare time I have to connect to stuff in racks when stuff has gone wrong. Only wired stuff I have is my lab - that's because I have to be able to measure stuff over Gb Ethernet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Oh - another use - and I have a whole different damm laptop *just* for this. Physical Ethernet Port + Promiscuous mode so I can see what's really going on a network connection. Lives in my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 ....and another point - XP13 = tons of ballache. 15's seem fine though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 20 hours ago, burble said: We've had quite a few issues with the XPS13's that we've bought in Sweden and UK. They've all had replacement motherboards and I think we've still got problems with the thunderbolt docking station on a couple of the units in Sweden. When they work they're great but we've had too many issues for my liking. 1 hour ago, Mac said: ....and another point - XP13 = tons of ballache. 15's seem fine though? Now that's 2 of you I respect saying that. could go 15" but my internal business case for the high end machine was 13" to be more portable for conferences etc but big enough for kids to homework on. so which ultrabook would you recommend - Asus Zenbook, HP Spectre, A.N.Other (want a win laptop not MacBook to complement mbp ownership)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'm not the one to ask about Windows laptops :/ I've yet to find any that approaches the build quality and reliability of the rMBP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 This has to be the thread for this video Dongles!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) On 06/12/2016 at 0:51 PM, Waylander said: Now that's 2 of you I respect saying that. could go 15" but my internal business case for the high end machine was 13" to be more portable for conferences etc but big enough for kids to homework on. so which ultrabook would you recommend - Asus Zenbook, HP Spectre, A.N.Other (want a win laptop not MacBook to complement mbp ownership)? This bugs me a bit. We have Elitebook 840s as standard. They are fine. Big screen, touchpad and the touch stick thing (I still use these, I hate touchpads!!) and these Elitebooks are very light. They also have a stupid flippy flappy Ethernet port. Purely for aestheitic reason. It's the weakest bit of the laptop. Annoying too WE have people who want the 820s instead as they are lighter. By 200g... Does it really make that much difference? The screen is smaller too. By 2". We have had people go for the 820 (via Occupational Health) and then later one whinge that the screen is too small. And we are so bloody soft we cater for them. Stupidity!!! Makes me angry!!! Edited December 11, 2016 by cruiser647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now