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Magnetic North
Dec 15, 2008

Beware the Forest's Mushrooms
Couldn't find a better place for this question.

I'm considering replacing my USB dock with a USB-C dock for a few reasons. It might be getting a bit flaky (hard to tell sometimes) and to make my life a little easier so I don't have to gently caress with cables as often. USB-C is the one with the power on the cable so you can just send the computer the start up signal from the dock without opening it right?

Beyond that, I don't really need anything fancy. Two HDMI cables for monitors is the only thing I think might be remotely unusual. Other than that, just Ethernet, at least 3 usb ports for keyboard mouse and webcam, headphone jack, etc.

Any recommendations? I saw some extremely cheap ones on Amazon but I'd like this to last a few years at least.

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Magnetic North
Dec 15, 2008

Beware the Forest's Mushrooms

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

A used Dell WD19 would be a good choice. They’re available dirt cheap on eBay and similar, since it was such a popular product. Just make sure a PSU is included that’s beefy enough for your laptop. (It’s compatible with Dell chargers if you already have one of those.)

The one I have is a Dell 3100 (USB 3.0) and both my current laptops are Dells, so that's probably a decent sign. How do I tell if it's got enough juice? Just look at the power brick and compare Wattages or is it more complicated than that?

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