USB C to Dual HDMI

LFairmont on 10/02/2022 - 13:17

Hi all,

I have a ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 arriving soon. It will be used for office work only.

I want to connect to two monitors.

Is something like this suitable? Is cable creation a reliable brand? If not, what other Amazon products are recommended?
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01M6C3B39/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt…

This JB one goes for double the price. I'm happy to pay more for a better product.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/alogic-usb-c-to-dual-hdmi…

There are plenty of cheaper ones on eBay and Amazon, but don't really want to get something that will stop working after a few months.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Comments

Mechz on 10/02/2022 - 13:30

What's the resolution of the monitors? It only does 4k at 30hz which is laggy but 1080p at 60hz will be fine.

I find it easier to just connect 1 cable for everything so have something similar to this

https://www.amazon.com.au/LENTION-Adapter-Charging-Compatibl…?
OldSchoolHarry on 10/02/2022 - 14:05

Alogic is good brand but for that price you can find decent USB-C hubs/docks which do display and USB peripherals. This dock from Novoo has good reviews.
Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 10/02/2022 - 16:47

Keep in mind that cheaper docks will use DisplayLink rather than your GPU to run your monitors. Google the pitfalls. Depends on what type of office work you are doing I guess.
Fairmont on 10/02/2022 - 17:36

Will be using 1080p monitors for general office tasks (MS office, chrome). Thanks for the replies.
tik tok on 11/02/2022 - 19:16

I always recommend going for a switch. Would you never ever have a possibility where you'd want to be switching between monitors, keyboard and mouse between laptops?
I wfh on company laptop and have my own laptop - this is a god send : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095DDPKN3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_…