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Why not using small usbc splitter? Like 7 in 1
Edit:
The splitter or hub gives you 3 usbs, usbc, hdmi, Ethernet, sd card reader and charge your device.
Similar to laptop docks for 1/10th of the price.
check it out
Using a dongle to fix your dongle problems. 🤔 (you're not wrong, just thought it was funny)
Instead of having many dongles just buy a splitter and that’s it.
It’ll have 3 usbs, usbc, hdmi, Ethernet, sd card reader and power pass through.
Similar to laptop docks for 1/10th of the price.
Check it out link
Why use many dongle when one dongle do trick
Because they heat very easily, suffer throttleneck problems (Ethernet+HDMI+copytoUSB = sudden drop in Ethernet)
yeah i have a few of them and they all get extremely hot, plus they look ugly as hell. usually a super short cord so right where my mouse would be is a blazing hot ugly box with a bunch of cables and junk sticking out. and if you accidentally jiggle it or move the laptop too much the whole thing blanks out for a second interrupting work flow.
By splitter I mean small docking station. I use it daily and never had issues. I plug a mouse, hdmi, and Ethernet cable as well as power pass through.
Can you link to it?
Here you go: https://www.ugreen.com/collections/usb-hub/products/ugreen-9-in-1-usb-c-hub-with-4k-hdmi
They have many options depending on your needs. If you want it to charge your laptop through the dock / hub, ensure that it has power pass through functionality.
Some do, others don’t. It helps to check out reviews and ask around before buying.
You can also have both, all the different ports PLUS one or two USB-C where you can connect a dongle.