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Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by Bud » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 7:20 AM UTC

gumby wrote: post #195

swiftcoder wrote: post #139

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The CalDigit only has one dedicated DisplayPort, but you can also plug a USB-C to DisplayPort cable into the outgoing ThunderBolt port - I had dual 4k60 monitors running for a while that way.

Daisy chain is supposed to work for two monitors, but I don’t know if it ever has in the wild. I believe it’s mandatory for TB4

It's only on PCs that it doesn't work properly, because PC makers suck and never bothered to be honest about implementing Thunderbolt 3 properly. They didn't even tell the truth about it. That's why we have this utter silliness called "Thunderbolt 4". All Thunderbolt 4 is, is Thunderbolt 3, but actually implemented properly, with no wiggle room for chintzy PC makers to weasel out.

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by pmalynin » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 10:18 PM UTC

Bud wrote: post #209

pmalynin wrote: post #156

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Power over Ethernet is not too far from 100W. Maybe around 70, if I can recall correctly. So the power isn’t the biggest factor I think

Nope. Standard PoE is 15.4 watts.

That one came out years and years ago, new one IEEE 802.3bt 4PPoE does up to 71.3W

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by selectodude » Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 2:43 PM UTC

supermatt wrote: post #104

selectodude wrote: post #97

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I have my 2016 15" hooked up to a 4K monitor via Displayport without any issues. Been using this dock + display for a couple years now.

Are you in clamshell mode, or do you use the macbook as an additional display? My problems seemed to be specific to clamshell.

Fully clamshell. I did find that the thunderbolt cable I used causes/fixes a significant number of issues though. Once I spent a year's rent on the Apple cable (which really does feel more substantial) it's been smooth sailing ever since.