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USB type C dongle hunt

hiyayhi
By hiyayhi
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Hey guys, I'm on the hunt for the perfect dongle for my Dell XPS 13 which kindly comes from the factory sans any sort of io apart from USB-c... What are the options out there, I would preferably like to get something with DP or HDMI as well as ethernet and some USB A ports. I had a look at the LTT video from two years ago, which I would love to see updated, but seems somewhat outdated since I would love to get something that has thunderbolt 3 support, not just USB 3.

 

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52 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

but seems somewhat outdated since I would love to get something that has thunderbolt 3 support, not just USB 3.

so you are looking for a thunderbolt doc?

 

as in a dongle attachement or something bigger?

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1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

so you are looking for a thunderbolt doc?

 

as in a dongle attachement or something bigger?

Not after a dock, something that is small enough to carry in my bag with me would be ideal. Since I ride to uni, any weight I can save is good. But would just like it to perform to the capabilities of the standard. Like, in the video from 2 years ago, if you plugged two SSDs in and tried to transfer data between them, most of the dongles shat themselves. I would like for this to not be the case hahaha.

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3 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

Not after a dock, something that is small enough to carry in my bag with me would be ideal. Since I ride to uni, any weight I can save is good. But would just like it to perform to the capabilities of the standard. Like, in the video from 2 years ago, if you plugged two SSDs in and tried to transfer data between them, most of the dongles shat themselves. I would like for this to not be the case hahaha.

ah, so you are after a dongle review in  that regard. well i wont be much help then, osrry for taknig your time. 

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3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

ah, so you are after a dongle review in  that regard. well i wont be much help then, osrry for taknig your time. 

All good!

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On 9/26/2019 at 6:59 PM, Slayerking92 said:

Dell makes this one, about the size of a hockey puck. Its only USB-C. 

 

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/work/shop/accessories/apd/470-acwn

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I have this and was used for my work when travelling to different client sites.

You twist between you palms for the usb c cable you can just see there to come out. Great size and pretty light.

Downside was the price, i thought it was pretty expensive for what it was, but it is a dock more than a dongle.

 

I have the new xps 13 2in1, so if you want to know something, or extra photos of the device, i could give it a try.

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