Re:Apple Mac Studio
by drorco on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:20PM
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For cases when you have let's say a gaming PC and a Macbook connected to the same screen. You want a USB-C port so the Macbook will get everything from a single USB-C port (power included), but you also want your gaming PC to benefit from a high performance monitor with high refresh rates on a DisplayPort/HDMI connection.
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Re:Apple Mac Studio
by johnmaguire on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @05:28PM
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Isn't this what a dock is for? Are you treating your monitor itself as the dock? I still don't see why the monitor itself needs USB-C support.
I use a Lenovo Thunderbolt dock for both my M1 16" MBP and a Lenovo laptop running Linux. It runs 2 x DisplayPort monitors, mouse, keyboard, and webcam.
> Isn't this what a dock is for? Are you treating your monitor itself as the dock
Yep. There are monitors with Type-C, power delivery, usb hub, so they avoid you the need of having a dock. Usually they're priced at around monitor+fancy dock, so it doesn't even cost more for more practicality.
Re:Apple Mac Studio
by johnmaguire on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:05PM
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Interesting. I think I still prefer having them separate - this way my monitor isn't obsolete as new ports are added. I only need to replace the dock.
yes, basically the idea is with a USB-C display the monitor can be your dock