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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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[–] Aganim 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tell that to the brand new, pretty expensive laptop I recently got from work which has a whopping 1 USB-C port that also doubles as the charging port. In no way can I get a multifunctional adapter to charge and output DisplayPort or HDMI at the same time. I'm starting to dislike USB and the clusterfuck of incompatible or optional protocols it can carry.

[–] thecdc1995 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow, really? I guess that unfortunately makes sense. I have a dock for my work laptop that charges and works for HDMI/etc but it uses an entire two USB-C ports at once.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about a real usbc/thunderbolt Dockingstation of lenovo/hp/dell? These cost ~200€, though.

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

I could try that, but at the moment I've spent enough on adapters and docking stations.

Currently I have peripherals, network and charger connected to a docking station and just plug in HDMI directly into my laptop. Not ideal, I would have preferred everything over a single connector, but it is workable enough I guess.