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Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by junkern »

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #6

oh goodness… yes, fine work, but this site rubs my hugest tech pet peeve today There is not a single USB-C hub on this site. A USB-C hub would take one USB-C port and turn it into several USB-C ports. These are what are called port replicators. There are no USB-C hubs in existence, which is a huge reason why the standard is still struggling. Thank you for putting a selector for "how many USB-C ports" front and center…

never really thought about the distinction until now, but yes, you are right. But most people don't really care and call it usb-hub, including me^^

Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by dawnerd »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #29
ec109685 wrote: post #10

This is great. I always wonder why amazon itself is so useless in this space. The only thing you can go is price and reviews there, without any good comparisons between products.

I like wirecutter for this. Their picks are rarely the most expensive and they try to recommend things that last long. I am happy they can make a dollar or two of my referral link pick for the research work they do.

I feel like they’ve been slipping recently in order to maximize referral income. There’s been a number of things they’ve suggested that are simply no where near the best. I’d use them as a guide but not a definitive answer - that should go for any site with affiliate links.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by 1wheel »

cerberusss wrote: post #12
Eric_WVGG wrote: post #6

oh goodness… yes, fine work, but this site rubs my hugest tech pet peeve today There is not a single USB-C hub on this site. A USB-C hub would take one USB-C port and turn it into several USB-C ports. These are what are called port replicators. There are no USB-C hubs in existence, which is a huge reason why the standard is still struggling. Thank you for putting a selector for "how many USB-C ports" front and center…

I know you're right, but nowadays, everybody calls them hubs. But if you really need the hub you describe, here's one that I think conforms to what you describe: https://www.coolgear.com/product/usb-31-typec-4-port-hub-or-... For a little bit more, you can have 6 USB-C ports: https://www.coolgear.com/product/usb-3-1-dual-type-usb-c-a-8...

Could I connect my mbp to this with one cord to get power and external monitors?

Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by sgarman »

larrywright wrote: post #30
nachteilig wrote: post #14

Would also be great to know if it supports 4K!

And if 4K, whether it’s 4k@60hz or 4k@30hz. Almost none of the affordable hubs support 60hz.

I still don't have a dock for my MPB at my home because none of them support 144hz+. Just have to shuffle cables around every time.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by junkern »

thrwaway69 wrote: post #2

Nice! It looks pretty clean and I appreciate the affiliate toggle button. What's the story behind this? (Very specific product ;)) I would suggest adding more margin vertically on cards and making them smaller for mobile.

Yeah, the design was/is more of a quick and dirty to get it up and running, will definitely improve it!

The Story: I was actually looking to buy a USB-C hub myself but was annoyed by the amazon website: no filtering, no clear marking of features... Talked to some tech friends, they had encountered the same thing, so I quickly acted and created that website^^

Re: Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon

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Post by Roritharr »

I would prefer if it had less products but actually reviewed them, there is so much crap on Amazon you really need to try something out, disassemble it, sometimes even measure it to figure out if it's crap or not.

SEO Spam really ruined product search / reviews.

Just last week I tried hard but couldn't find a good review of USB-C Power Adaptors, just page after page of SEO optimized spam without actual content.

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