USB-C Docking Hub Recommendations : techsupport@lemmy.world

USB-C Docking Hub Recommendations (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by bonsai@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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I'm looking for a USB-C docking station for the days I work from home and possibly to hook up my personal laptop too. These machines are an M1 MacBook Pro and a Framework 13 running LMDE, respectively.

The docking station must:

Connect to the laptop via a USB-C cable of at least 3ft/1m in length. Critical as I am trying to hide the dock beneath my desk.
Have two HDMI/Display Port outputs.
At least one USB 3 Type A port, to connect to my KVM.
At least one USB-C port for power supply. (idc about data for this port)

Bonus if it has Ethernet and/or Micro SD card support too, but not necessary.

For some reason, I can't find anything matching 2-4 while having a cable longer than about 1ft. Is there some technical limit to USB-C cables preventing a dock from matching all the above criteria?

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Lenovo would work. I replaced the usbc docking cable with a better one that’s longer without issue.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago

I second these. The factory cable is probably 1m long, but it’s in the back of the device so depending on where it’s hidden it might be a bit short.

But I picked mine up for like $30 and it works great. I also have the thunderbolt workstation dock at work and it’s been going strong 4 years now. Much better than the el cheapo “hubs” we get for work.

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[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago

Check out Sonnettech. I have one and it works great with my Framework 13.

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[–] OZFive@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Been recommending this to manny of my clients...

https://a.co/d/i3Zfo9n