> many times an AMD laptop will have ONE USB-C port and it will be used to physically power the device, thus removing it from utility. That's indeed annoying,

> many times an AMD laptop will have ONE USB-C port and it will be used to physically power the device, thus removing it from utility. That's indeed annoying, especially when you need to use it also to drive external monitors. I use USB-C hubs with DP output to work around that. Works well with Lenovo E495 running Linux. Example: https://www.cablematters.com/pc-899-126-usb-c-multiport-adapter-with-4k-60hz-displayport-2x-usb-20-fast-ethernet-and-power-delivery-thunderbolt-3-port-compatible.aspx https://www.cablematters.com/pc-899-126-usb-c-multiport-adap...