Quite a few of these use the exact same board internally, I wish there was a way to work it out, and I wish manufacturers were more open about this.
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#222Related question: a lot of these hubs have very short cords. Apparently usb c extension cords are not allowed by the usb c spec, but some users report generic female-male cables from amazon can do the job fine. Anyone have experience with this or know of caveats?
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#223I want a USB-C hub that's just one USB-C in to multiple USB-C out. Why is that so impossible to find?
Type-C says that there can't be type-c hubs. Just wait for some Chinese OEM to work that around
> Type-C says that there can't be type-c hubs.
Where does it say that? I've seen a lot of posts claiming just the opposite.
You can't just take a setup designed for type-A ports and mechanically convert them to type-C, because that would allow you to make an A-to-A connection. But that's not a blocker for a properly-designed hub.
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I purchased a https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hyperjuice-world-s-first-... Waiting for it to arrive.
That looks like a dream, but I'm wary of trusting a newcomer on delivering a dream. Apple's entire game is making things small and making them work well. Why are Apple (who has unlimited funds to throw at this), Anker, and other established companies unable to make something like this, but this newcomer is?
Hyperjuice is not a newcomer. They’ve been building such products for a long time and almost all major launches i’ve seen have been through crowdfunding platforms. Product reviews are almost always mixed though.
Anker makes a 100W charger but its ginormous compared to this one. They probably might be building a smaller one. Apple won’t build this product ever because its a very niche product. Most people don’t need this kind of power/setup.
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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?
You would need to stack another adapter on top, but then the combined unit would do everything you want.
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#226No tickbox for powered vs not, no data on psu if powered, no chipset information either.
So it ends up being not very helpful, sorry.
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The Thunderbolt capable docks on Amazon are still listed as USB-C because consumers seem to think it’s all about cable shape. That said, there are plenty of dual USB-C connector, dual HDMI 4K@60hz port, dongles designed for Mac on Amazon. I think this is the most recent addition: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RH9HF4R/ ”Satechi Aluminum Type-C Dual HDMI Adapter 4K 60Hz with USB-C PD Charging — Stunning dual H…
Satechi always sounds funny to French people. Pronouncing the name literally means in casual language "it poops you".
Never realized that until you mentioned it. And I've owned some of their products for a long time. I guess it's because I figured it was pronounced "satéchi" which is more likely sound for an Asian company ("saké" and not "sakeuh")
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#228oh 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…
(why are there no “real” USB-C hubs? some say that it is due to the lack of the existence of a chip that Intel is going to release "any time now" for like a year now… others say that the power delivery requirements of USB-C make this really tricky)
There seem to be several devices that offer two USB-C ports and two USB-A ports. That's pretty inefficient but at least it gets you more ports.
https://www.amazon.com/AVLT-Power-4-Port-USB-3-1-USB/dp/B081...
You're pretty screwed if you want a 4 port hub, yes.
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This one is my favorite site of this type: https://www.productchart.com It has an awesome interface and covers the US and the UK.
I've been working for 2 years on a successor for productchart! Modern UI and KISS, check it out here : https://picked.cc
In the camera section, what does "tropicalise" filter?
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#230thanks for this, i made a mistake of buying a normal hdmi cable for 4k monitor, it provided 4k@30hz only, i was not aware of this spec until i experience the lag.