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oh 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, that at least illustrates the problem…



(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)


USB-C hubs are on their way. A couple of IC makers now have parts supporting that, so products using them are in the development pipeline: http://www.genesyslogic.com/en/product_view.php?show=69

I'm actually currently developing one as well that has a unique twist to it.


http://www.simulatechnology.com/Product/Detail/uid/5de9347e-... exists, at least to some extent. It uses the aforementioned chip.


Cool. It’s about time. After getting a MacBook Pro 2019 I was pretty surprised to find out there are no real USB hubs out there.


Can't wait to see it! I'd love to be on your announcement list.


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.


Great question. Been waiting since 2015 on those...


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...


That's a USB3.1 hub that has USB-C connectors. While one can get away with that in the whole USB-C mess/confusion, it is usually not what people expect. You can't connect a monitor or power your device with this hub, for example.


At what point did a 'dock' become a 'hub'?


Could I connect my mbp to this with one cord to get power and external monitors?


It connects to your computer via USB 3.1 and a USB type-a port. Unfortunately type-a can't power the computer and can't carry video signals.


You would need to stack another adapter on top, but then the combined unit would do everything you want.


Nope


my goodness… I wonder if that is legit or if the manufacturer had to break spec… thanks for the link!


If I understand correctly it’s basically a regular hub that has USB C outlets instead of USB A. Useful but won’t do stuff like monitors.


IIRC that's fine according to spec. What you can't do is have a cable with female USB-C on one end.


never really thought about the distinction until now, but yes, you are right. But most people don't really care and call it usb-hub, including me^^




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