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1. aaronbrethorst · 1791128866 · focus · HN ↗

   The solution I settled on was swapping between my personal and work laptops with a thunderbolt cable that connects to a dock. The dock is connected to my keyboard, trackpad, webcam, and monitor. It’s been working like a champ for the past 3+ years.

   1. ashley95 · 1791132673 · focus · HN ↗

      I too very recently ran into the problem in the article, and like you, my solutionw as a thunderbolt dock.

      I would love however, to have the cordless magic accessoriers, as it keeps the desktop cleaner.

      Will give this tool a try if I can get away with installing it on my corp laptop (which forbids any kind of remote access/Synergy-style stuff).

      1. a1o · 1791133622 · focus · HN ↗

         Apple keyboards and mouse are horrible, don’t bother with those, plenty of others exists that also have multiple cordless solutions (dongle, Bluetooth, WiFi). The only of the magic devices from apple that is worth is the touchpad, that one is really good, and yes it is usable with a mouse too, as some things are useful through gestures.

         1. LoganDark · 1791134030 · focus · HN ↗

            Apple is one of the only ways to get a good chiclet keyboard as a peripheral. Wish there were one with the full laptop layout though, half-height arrows and all.

            1. fragmede · 1791135304 · focus · HN ↗

               And touchID.
         2. thenthenthen · 1791156417 · focus · HN ↗

            Yes!! The trackpad is amazing, sadly smashed mine (its glass on the top…). The keyboards are atrocious (why are the laptop keyboards better?) and the mice are just … design disasters from every perspective.

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