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▲ herpdyderp 3 hours ago

Every DisplayLink hub or dock or adapter I've tried using has been a terrible nightmare. I've tried on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Now I actively avoid them.

▲rationalist 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Mine works just fine with the newest Dell XPS 14 laptop and Ubuntu.

▲vel0city 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've had terrible experiences with most of the big computer name brands making Displaylink hubs. Frequent driver issues, unexplainable compatibility issues, hardware failures, and more.

My only "wow this thing just works everywhere" was actually the Plugable brand docs. Obviously can't do things like 3D gaming, but for regular desktop kind of applications dang have these things been largely bulletproof. Especially the older USB 3.0 ones.

I still remember running five displays (including the built-in) off a single cheap HP Split X2 back in the day thanks to a Plugable dock.