A hub to end all dongles

When I got the 2016 MacBook I knew that I was condemning myself to the dongle life. However, instead of complaining or getting on with the program and buy 2 or 10 dongles. I researched a bit and found the perfect solution for my desktop.

I wanted a docking station to connect two monitors (one DVI and another one HDMI), an Ethernet cable, several USB devices, and still have a single USB C cable going to my computer. This is exactly what this USB dock by KKmoon provides. You may find under several names: KKMoon USB 3.1 dock, Lapdock or WavLink. It uses a technology called DisplayLink, a standard to connect computers and displays using USB and, unlike many, many other dongles, it’s able to drive multiple displays.

If you need something more portable, Cable Matters has a good alternative. However it doesn’t allow you to drive two monitors a the same time.

If for some reason, you still want the dongle life, I recommend dongle.life, a website that recommends you the best dongle for your need.

 

 

By Daniel Pradilla

I'm an Engineer and my main objective is to help people solve real world problems using readily available technologies. I've been doing it since I was a kid.

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