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the one problem is that when I look up the price of Caldigit and other brands that HN is vouching for they are $400~$500 range. I would need to burn through 8~
by tomatowurst 5y ago
the one problem is that when I look up the price of Caldigit and other brands that HN is vouching for they are $400~$500 range.
I would need to burn through 8~9 $50~60 range alternatives that allegedly "suck" before I see returns, and by that time we would have 3 to 4 iterations of macbook.
I guess if you like peace of mind then this makes sense but I hope nobody drops $500+ on a hub from reading HN comments, the "crappy" ones described work fine, it just that it won't last and creates waste but it would take quite a long time to do so.
- ziml77 5y agoBut they don't work just fine? I mean maybe they do for your use case, but I've had functionality issues with cheap docks/dongles. Things like not supporting resolution/refresh rates combos that it was supposed to or not getting full USB speeds. And there are people here saying that they've even had these devices take down their networks.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoDid you intend to reply to my comment? I’m not sure how the quality of new hardware relates to my using only older hardware which is stable.