This is more of a business decision than technical. The industry should avoid going into this trap. Co should give users a choice and keep the ports open.<p>I bought a T550 minimal configuration, for $600 upgraded the RAM to 16G &amp; 500G SSD for $200, after using MBP for 7 years.<p>Though the MBP is still kicking ass with an upgraded 8G RAM &amp; 500G SSD.