nespressoAnger

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   by nespressoAnger 7y ago

   Since I can't edit my sibling post: I wanted to address your point about the "correct" answer, because it's actually not so simple: The billboard spec allows for a device to be both a DisplayPort 4-lane and a USB 2.0 dev
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   by nespressoAnger 7y ago

   Exactly, and this is why there are no USB-C hubs. Users (even technical users on Hacker News) keep asking for a "USB-C hub". What do you think they mean by that? "I want to plug in all my USB-C crap" or "I want to
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   by nespressoAnger 7y ago

   Technically, yes. But I would point out that the linked device has 1 USB-C Power Delivery pass-through, 1 USB-C data port, and 2 USB-A ports. Nobody has yet shipped a USB hub with more than 1 USB-C downstream data port.
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   by nespressoAnger 7y ago

   Because, unlike USB-A hubs, it's not clear what should happen when you plug in a new device. This is mostly due to the existence of alternate modes. For example, let's say you have a USB-C hub with 4 downstream ports and two USB