Hi, I’m in batch 4 for the AMD 13" and am looking for some dock reccomendations before it arrives. The world of USB is a bit confusing rn so I would want something that definitely will work.
I need the ability to output to two Display port monitors simultaneously (1080p60Hz is fine) as well as USB-PD passthrough. I will also be running Linux, so I need something that will work with Linux drivers (proprietary or otherwise).
Happy to look on the second hand market as well if I can figure out exactly what protocols I need to look for. Cheers!
My point was cost per IO over asthetics,
If one doesn’t mind a PSU cable ball on their desk, an eGPU dock like the TH3P4G3 offers a 65W PD port/TB4 port, a full size PCIE device slot, 1 TB4 data only port and a usb A port. Which allows connecting a much cheaper nonal usb hub for more IO along with a full-size PCIE (only at PCIE3.0x2 speeds) for whatever you need compared to a TB4 dock. It is still hassle free with a single cable to the laptop, but with a much more cluttered background.
If one wants a clean desk, a TB4 docks, like the anker ones, do simplify and cleans up the desk a lot, but they are kinda expensive for the IO ports they offer.
Since i dont mind seeing a cable mess behind my monitors, i was suggesting that as an option.