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Relatedly, why can't I get a simple USB-C hub? I have four USB-C ports on my laptop and I need six. Back in the USB-A days, I'd just get a $30 hub and four new

Relatedly, why can't I get a simple USB-C hub? I have four USB-C ports on my laptop and I need six. Back in the USB-A days, I'd just get a $30 hub and four new full speed ports at the cost of one on the laptop. But now if I want three more full speed ports, I have to get a four port dock/hub that costs $179 and has to get plugged into the wall. I'd be happy paying the $179, as long as I was sure the stupid thing did everything the port on my laptop does. And didn't require external power. Right now, we're paying the $179, unsure if it actually does what we think (because the specs are so insane), and it's less usable. USB-C, in practice, is a giant step backwards. In theory, it's amazing, and when it works, it really is amazing, but holy crap, what a bowl of spaghetti.

ascar 5y ago
> as long as I was sure the stupid thing did everything the port on my laptop does. And didn't require external power. As I understand if you want it to do everything your laptop port does and expect to be able to use more than one port at a time there is absolutely no way around external power. And if you can only use one port at a time it's an adapter not a hub. You're asking for the impossible.
- alistairSH 5y ago
  Does the onboard (to the laptop) USB-C port/controller not pass enough power for more than one port? Or just not enough power to provide "full power" to extra ports? I'd be happy to compromise that aspect as long as the various other data specs are met. I'm not trying to charge several big devices here, just AirPods and a phone, plus run two external monitors. And since I need to use one of the USB-C on the laptop to charge the laptop, I'm one port short sometimes.