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I have my workstation setup to plug in a single USB-C port that charges my laptop and drives my monitor, headphones, keyboard, mouse and a USB-A hub. To me USB
by dron57 8y ago
I have my workstation setup to plug in a single USB-C port that charges my laptop and drives my monitor, headphones, keyboard, mouse and a USB-A hub.
To me USB-C is a god send. I don't understand why people have such negative reactions to it.
Granted, I'm a Linux User so I stay away from both Mac and Windows boxes, and I wouldn't use either a Surface or an MBP due to a lack of Linux support. But I couldn't be more happy with the USB-C and the rest of the hardware of my Lenovo ThinkPad.
- toast0 8y agoIf you get a new laptop with USB-C, what are the chances of that setup working? How much time did you have to spend shopping to find a USB-C docking thingie that works with your laptop? HDMI isn't perfect, but it works almost all the time, with any source connected to any display; especially if you limit to computers outputting to monitors, so you can ignore the DRM garbage. To my knowledge there's at least 3 ways to output video over USB-C (actually usb, alternative mode display port, alternate mode hdmi), and I wouldn't be surprised if there's more. If you pick the wrong modes, your docking station is going to be useless later -- just like a traditional docking station used to be.