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Great article. I was recently wading through this problem for my work setup. I was going crazy wondering what the actual technical limitations were with USB-C v
by bgorman 7y ago
Great article. I was recently wading through this problem for my work setup. I was going crazy wondering what the actual technical limitations were with USB-C vs Displayport over USB-C versus Thunderbolt. I ended getting this WAVLINK dock for $150 with Thunderbolt 3. If you want Dual 4k montiors and USB 3 output + power for your laptop I recommend this.
https://www.amazon.com/WAVLINK-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Charging-Ethernet/dp/B07T2RW54X https://www.amazon.com/WAVLINK-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Charg...
- bloopernova 7y agoI got one of these for just the 2 DisplayPort outputs: https://smile.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-DisplayPort-Supporting/dp/B01DYFI1OE/ https://smile.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-DisplayPo... Then bought one of these from a coworker for $40 to drive all the other ports. I've been pretty lucky. (all being driven by a 2018 macbook pro) https://smile.amazon.com/Docking-Station-Laptop-Power-Delivery/dp/B07MCVY29J/ https://smile.amazon.com/Docking-Station-Laptop-Power-Delive... The first dongle is driving 2 Dell 23" 1080 screens, my 27" 4K screen is driven directly by a thunderbolt to displayport cable, and all my USB stuff goes through the second dongle. It works really well so far, and I have an upgrade path for 2 more 4K screens with the Cable Matters dongle. Yours is an all-in-one that really looks nice though. How warm does it get?
- bgorman 7y agoIt is a little bit warm, but nothing concerning. I can leave my hand on it no problem.
- bloopernova 7y agoThank you, that's my experience with the USB-C hub that I'm using. I kind of wish it wasn't tucked out of the way behind monitors, then I could use it as a hand warmer :)