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I just bought a monitor arm that has a USB dock at the base. The dock is actually just a USB extension cord that is enclosed by the base of the arm. Think of it
by ivape 1y ago
I just bought a monitor arm that has a USB dock at the base. The dock is actually just a USB extension cord that is enclosed by the base of the arm. Think of it like putting a $10 USB hub into a box and poking holes in it to stick wires through. Great teardown, makes you wonder what's truly inside these boxes.
In other news, I do think desk makers should start incorporating the USB dock inside the top board of a desk. People go through a lot of money and bullshit to keep their setup clean, especially those who swap computers.
- nightfly 1y ago> In other news, I do think desk makers should start incorporating the USB dock inside the top board of a desk. People go through a lot of money and bullshit to keep their setup clean, especially those who swap computers Will be obsolete in 5 years every time
- mlyle 1y agoThe selection isn't great yet, but you can get a USB charger or USB hub desk grommet (or one that does both). Hopefully there will be a matching sized one (60mm) doing something useful, but if not you can just put a normal grommet cover in and do the stuff under the desk. I'm using these things a bunch.
- wincy 1y agoHumanscale the docks on the monitor arms look integrated but they're actually a really slick attachment that goes around the base nice and snug, so it just looks like one piece. It can be replaced if you take off the monitor, I really liked that. Humanscale is also extremely expensive as far as monitor arms go.
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- 7952 1y agoI guess if the devices were reliable enough they could be added to floor boxes. But ultimately putting docks in monitors seems the cleanest way.