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2022 Notebook Full-Featured USB Type-C Docking Hub

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  If the USB Type-C on your home laptop is of the "full-featured" type, then congratulations, it not only supports data transfer, DP video output and USB PD protocol charging, but also supports more luxurious docking devices.
  Since the full-featured USB Type-C supports PD natively, the HDMI on the docking station can output up to 4K resolution and can be connected to a display and multiple USB storage peripherals and used at the same time without consuming additional CPU resources.
USB Type-C Docking Hub
  However, the more features a USB Type-C docking station has, the more it requires an integrated control chip, so it's not too cheap, except that when combined with a full-featured USB Type-C interface it can deliver 100% performance and a native interface experience.
  The full-featured docking station also requires an integrated PD charging chip, Hub chip, and HDMI conversion chip, etc.
  Whether or not it supports charging is an important measure of the USB Type-C docking station's class, and is a major factor in driving the price difference. Because many notebooks use USB Type-C as the only charging port, they cannot be charged when connected to a docking station without charging capabilities.

Type-C Docking Hub
 
  We recommend that you prefer a USB Type-C docking station that supports charging
  The competition between docking stations that support charging is whether they support the PD3.0 charging protocol. Some docking stations that support PD2.0 will have their HDMI and USB devices connected to them flash off when the charging cable is unplugged (with the docking station attached) and then return, while docking stations that support PD3.0 are unaffected.
  Many full-featured USB Type-C are compliant with USB 3.1 Gen2 or 3.2 Gen2 standards and have 10Gbps transfer rates. However, the USB ports on USB Type-C docking stations are mostly USB 3.0 (5Gbps) standard. When reading super-fast mobile SSDs, please connect directly to the USB Type-C on your notebook and do not borrow the docking station.