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One can be used for display _and_ charging, right?
by Skinney 6y ago
One can be used for display _and_ charging, right?
- gnicholas 6y agoPerhaps if you have a certain kind of monitor, presumably an expensive one? I have a no-TB 2017 MBP that has two ports, and I use one to charge and the other to connect a monitor over HDMI. That means I have zero free ports. And since I run in clamshell mode, I can't even unplug the power cord temporarily, as the computer will only run in clamshell mode if it is plugged into power. I do have an Anker mini-dock dongle, but it gets very hot when I use it, so I only use it when necessary. Also, it annoyingly cannot be used to charge any devices, so I can't even plug my iPhone into it to charge. I'm sure there are some other docks out there that are better, but when I was looking in 2017 it wasn't clear which ones those were (aside from the $200+ ones, which I wasn't about to purchase).
- Jonovono 6y agoThis is the one I am waiting for: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-dock but ya, not cheap... This one a bit cheaper: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub
- abhinav22 6y agoYes I do that
- gnicholas 6y agoWhat type of monitor do you use? I just did some quick googling, and it looks like they're 2x as expensive as monitors that just have HDMI. It's possible that they're higher-end in other ways (resolution, brightness), but I paid about $120 for a 24" Samsung a couple years ago, and it looks like the cheapest Thunderbolt/USB-C monitor I can get is $190. But that's only 21", which is pretty small.