USB Type-C & Thunderbolt 3
Reaching out to grasp the single-cable-dock dream, I vowed to grok USB Type-C and its many features, foibles and idiosyncracies. I haven't got there yet, but join me on my journey as I explore assorted USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 docks, monitors, adaptors, cables and gadgets and - maybe - one day we'll understand this chaos!
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- Plugable USB Type-C DisplayLink Triple Display Dock
My quest for docking nirvana has lead me to Plugable, specifically their USB Type-C Triple Display Dock with DisplayLink. Plugable are an approachable team of engineers who, in their own… Read more
- Of Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C and DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C are a complete and total minefield! I keep bumping up against this topic, and realised it's a big enough, complex enough rabbit hole to warrant its own post. So… Read more
- OWC USB-C Dock
The desktop is dead, but the need to work at a desk, with a proper chair, good posture, a mouse, keyboard and plenty of screen real-estate most definitely isn't. While traditional… Read more
- Plugable USB Type-C Memory Card Reader Reviewed
It's been a while since I last covered a USB-C peripheral, but true to my determination to try as many as I can get my hands on, I'm back with more. Today it's the lean, mean and green… Read more
- StarTech USB-C Multi-card Reader
My quest for the perfect USB-C multi-card reader continues, and this time I'm looking at the exhaustively named USB 3.0 Flash Memory Multi-Card Reader and Writer with USB-C -SD, microSD,… Read more
- StarTech Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort Adapter Review
As I go deeper and deeper down the USB-C and ThunderBolt 3 rabbit-hole, I'm finding the opportunity to test gradually more elaborate products. With quite a few Thunderbolt 3 docks (by far my… Read more
- Thundergate: Apple’s alleged blocking of Thunderbolt 3 Devices
There seems to be quite a stir around Apple's new 2016 MacBook Pro and its Thunderbolt 3 compatibility. Thunderbolt 3 devices released *before* the MacBook Pro that are purported to use the… Read more
- Forget Adapters! Upgrade Your External HDD TO USB-C
Today's post is a thinly veiled review of the Belkin USB 3.1 USB-C to Micro-B Cable. Cable reviews are perhaps the most boring thing in the universe, so I'll keep it brief. The presence… Read more
- Promate MacHub-12 USB-C to USB3, SD, microSD Adapter
Welcome to 2017. And happy new year! Whether you like it or not, 2017 is the year of USB-C. With Apple pulling no punches when it comes to the controversial new port, and other… Read more
