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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by withinrafael on Sunday January 26, 2020 @02:19PM (#22154061)
To work around macOS' awful monitor restrictions (i.e. lack of general MST support), we bit the bullet and got a Dell WB19TB [1] (Thunderbolt dock). It sucks from a wiring perspective but it works.

[1] https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-thunderbolt-dock-w...

(To those that go down this route, be aware: you cannot use both DP ports on this dock as-is -- again, macOS lacks MST support. One monitor must be connected to the Thunderbolt add-on module.)

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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by fpgaminer on Sunday January 26, 2020 @03:59PM (#22154747)
I wouldn't trust Dell with this. I have a Dell monitor that I bought because it has a USB-C port that supported both PD and video. But it turns out it doesn't work well with MacBooks (constantly loses connection, and messes with the MacBook's sleep). Dell acknowledged the issue and released a patch that fixed it ... for Windows machines. They refuse to fix it for MacBooks because they don't want to support a competitor's product. So I would be highly skeptical of a Thunderbolt dock from Dell working well with MacBooks.

Addendum: That monitor is also a dud in many other ways, notably that the PIP and PBP feature sucks and it has horrific ghosting. All a real shame as Dell used to have high standards for their monitors.

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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by atombender on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:27PM (#22163972)
I have the same monitor. It's great, but I ran into the issues you mentioned with multiple USB-C docks, including Apple's own multiport adapter. Have you been able to get anything to work?
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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by fpgaminer on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @01:24PM (#22172427)
I've only tried my MacBook. Make sure you're on the monitor's latest firmware at least. That doesn't fix anything for MacBooks but the latest patch was supposed resolve USB-C issues for other devices.
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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by storyinmemo on Sunday January 26, 2020 @06:19PM (#22155557)
What model monitor is this?
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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by fpgaminer on Sunday January 26, 2020 @10:56PM (#22156756)
It's a Dell U3818DW
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Re:Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs f... by paulcarroty on Sunday January 26, 2020 @02:51PM (#22154295)
> $259.99

It sucks from a price perspective too.

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