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> If laptops can charge via USB, international travel will be so much nicer.

I got the HP Chromebook 11 for just that reason. It charges with a micro-usb port, i.e. the same cable as android phones. It's nice to not need to bother packing a charger or cable for it.

It's too bad all ultrabooks don't add a micro-usb port just for this purpose (in addition to the normal charger). The current chargers are much thicker than the computer which is annoying, and it'd be nice if you could just leave a charger in your car and suitcase and figure that you'd be covered.

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Latest rumor is Apple's Air is going to have only one USB 3.1 port for everything. http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/06/macbook-air-12-inch-redesign/

No maglock power supply, no display port, just the one port.

Its kinda limiting. That's means I have to lug a hub around with me at all times, a spare port would be nice for phone charging, usb drives, etc.

Well, with MB Air holding charge for 8-11 hours you don't really need to have it connected to power all the time.

And even if you run out of juice, you can probably recharge it within 30-60 minutes. So it would only mean this long without a usb drive.

Finally, who knows - perhaps Apple will turn the power brick into a usb hub.

Shades of the original iMac, which ditched everything in favour of just USB.

The original iMac had more ports than the current Air (audio in/out, power, ethernet, modem, USBx2, and an expansion slot).

One port that can do power, data, or video is pretty spiffy. Using that as an excuse to only have one port on the entire machine seems a bit extreme. At least give us one on each side..

Steve Jobs is smiling from wherever. The more things removed the better for him. Personally I never have owned a laptop and still love my mouse, keyboard and three monitors.

That's clearly fake, they wouldn't ditch Thunderbolt entirely.

All rumors are "Fake"

It is nice for charging overnight, but not so much for usage. Even a beefy iPad adapter (~2.1 amps) doesn't provide enough power during usage. If you want to run it without drawing down the battery, you need the included charger (3 amps), which had a tendency to overheat and melt in its first iteration.

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