I remember one time being on vacation when the battery in my toothbrush died and I didn’t have my charger. I had started to get up to go down to the shop in the hotel lobby, and then realized I’m an idiot.

Hey, just saying I am rooting for you. Not having a job sucks. Keep your head up. Best of luck to you.

Only the finest materiel goes in our trash.

It really depends on what you use your laptop for. My 2013 MBP lasted 9 years and was how I got my work done. That comes out to 76¢ per day, and I make a fair bit more than that per hour.

But if you’re looking for a personal computer to surf the internet, yes, that could be cost prohibitive. But then it also matters less what device you buy.

As for ports, I’ve never needed a dongle on the 2013 model. I did need one for a USB A drive on the newest model, but this little thing has solved that problem easily. I didn’t even have to buy that since my monitor has USB A ports – I was just too lazy to reach around the back to use it every time. I’m not sure I understand all the complaints about the occasional need for a dongle.