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USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness - Dennis Schubert (overengineer.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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I was looking for a new USB-c hub and came across this article. It's an interesting write-up of what is on the inside of some popular options

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[–] ShortFuse 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did about a year of a docked laptop setup. Basically anything CableMatters is good. I used the ‎201331-BLK-J (DisplayPort Ultrawide) and the 201310-BLK-N (HDMI 2.1 OLED TV).

I would pass through my 100W charger and it worked fine. Audio would be sent over the video connection which meant no driver issues. I had speakers connected to the monitor.

The rest of the USB ports were miscellaneous and at least one cable going to the monitor to use its USB ports.

[–] mb_ 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

/me proceeds to Google, type cable matters Usb-C, click on website... First link "usb-c docking station with remote controller"

Wait, what?!?

[–] ShortFuse 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Haha, yeah I see have one. It seems targeted for Samsung DeX and/or using it on a TV. It has a straight up a wireless keyboard on the back of the remote. Could make sense since, if you're trying to use it as an Android TV replacement, you can't use the on-screen keyboard.

Their website is easier to find stuff and each product has an Amazon link.