Perhaps you could do something like this, incorporating the jack into the PCB in... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		RodgerTheGreat on Dec 24, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Business Card Runs Linux Perhaps you could do something like this, incorporating the jack into the PCB instead of an elevated component? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/XJACK_ne...

berbec on Dec 24, 2019 [–]

I never understood why Apple and other thin laptop manufacturers didn't do this? I remember X-Jacks fondly, and would love to have a super-thin laptop with ethernet.

detaro on Dec 24, 2019 | [–]

Some ultrabooks have ethernet sockets that fold out. In my experience the reliability is ... mixed.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact