Yeah, I bought one of those fancy hub/stand thing that was built for the Mini, I'd still rather have then ports built it. I got greenscreen crashes for a while any time I had it plugged in, which meant I was stuck with the built in ports.
Totally understandable desire for what is supposed to be a static desktop experience.
its understandable for a laptop. I look forward to in 10 years when I no longer have a USB A device.