Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro
by Heliosmaster on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:42AM
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Which monitor?
There were two I was looking at with the same LCD component, but just different configuration of controls & placement of external USB. The one I ended up going with was LG32UL950 because I found a place that had a $150 discount; now forgotten the other brand/model. The screen is so huge I've had to spend some time figuring out how to use the space effectively, but overall I'm pretty happy.
Interesting, I don't see an ethernet port. Do you use a USB adapter?
Er, yes -- I had written that it was a USB ethernet dongle plugged into the monitor, but I seem to have edited that out.
I've used the Dell U3219Q for over a year for this purpose. Importantly, the monitor provides 90W of power, which is needed for the larger laptops, especially when running power intensive tasks. Most USB-C monitors do not provide enough power.
Boom -- instant docking station: Plugging in a single standard cable gives me power, ethernet, monitor, and external keyboard.
Obviously you have to carry around a USB-C adapter when actually traveling, but if you get a good all-in-one adapter that does ethernet, HDMI, and USB-A, I haven't found it too disruptive. Hopefully the USB-C form factor will take over and then stay as long as USB-A has.