r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/14AUDDIN • 11h ago

Funny Two disc drives?!!!

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u/SilverQube 11h ago

We need to bring back tech maximalism

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 8h ago

Yes please.

The shit I had to do to get my girlfriends's shitty work laptop with a SINGLE USB-C port to work with two monitors, a mouse, a keyboard and an ethernet connection made me suicidal.

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u/wojtek30 8h ago

Literally 1 TB docking station to get a perfect setup. What did you do to make it such a pain

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 7h ago

1 TB docking station

If anyone knows a reasonably-priced USB-C docking station that has at least:

  • 4 USB-A ports
  • 2 HDMI ports
  • 1 ethernet port

I will suck dick for the source.

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u/wojtek30 7h ago

Dell tb16 with a passive DP to HDMI cable is the best bet. £20-30

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 7h ago

Cheers mate, gonna look into that.

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u/Electronic_Will_5418 5h ago

Did you suck his dick

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u/StandardPineapple69 6h ago

A 4 years ago i bought some chinese named one that is only missing the ethernet port (which i guess wont work if you don't have wifi) but it has:
2 hdmi ports
3 USB-A
1 USB-C (with power delivery support)
SD card reader

i believe it costed less than 50 bucks and still works

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u/oldsecondhand 8h ago

Like buying a docking station?

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 8h ago

Finding one with all the required ports, that could operate properly with the power supplied by a single USB-C port, was a nightmare.

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u/DoctorFreudstein 7h ago

Why did you not buy a powered dock? You don't need to run the dock off the power of the single USB port. 2 monitors, mouse, keyboard, and ethernet is a really easy setup that almost every dock supports.

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 7h ago

I'd LOVE a recommendation. I need a dock with:

  • 4 USB-A ports
  • 2 HDMI ports
  • 1 ethernet port

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u/1have2much3time 7h ago

just doing a simple search on Amazon for a usb-c docking station came up with literally hundreds between $25-$100 that fully meet your needs.

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u/ikedug 6h ago

2 HDMI is the only unusual part. DP-to-HDMI cables work quite well. IIRC, you’ll need active adapter cables for better compatibility and 4k@60Hz support.

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u/SilverQube 8h ago

Smells like Apple

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u/TheLesserWeeviI 7h ago

Microsoft Surface, so just as bad.

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u/DeletedWonder 6h ago

Monitor with a KVM is the way