I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-11 13:24 (#2SA1) I'm using my laptop for talks, and the absolute only graphics interface which is reliable available for the various beamers is VGA. Even if the beamer in principle offers another interface, there's absolutely no guarantee that a connector for that is installed where you'd put your laptop. Re: I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-11 15:05 (#2SA5) Why don't you just bring your own whatever-your-laptop-supports-to-VGA adaptor? They're usually only £15 ($20 to $30) these days. Any serious public speaker has one. Re: I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-12 17:20 (#2SBF) Why should I carry with me another part that can get lost or fail to work, and is just an additional hassle even if working correctly, if I can just use a laptop with the needed connector built in?
Re: I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-11 15:05 (#2SA5) Why don't you just bring your own whatever-your-laptop-supports-to-VGA adaptor? They're usually only £15 ($20 to $30) these days. Any serious public speaker has one. Re: I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-12 17:20 (#2SBF) Why should I carry with me another part that can get lost or fail to work, and is just an additional hassle even if working correctly, if I can just use a laptop with the needed connector built in?
Re: I'll not buy a laptop with these (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-12 17:20 (#2SBF) Why should I carry with me another part that can get lost or fail to work, and is just an additional hassle even if working correctly, if I can just use a laptop with the needed connector built in?