Timeline for Trying to find a USB-C to ~4x USB-A hub that is fully powered from upstream power delivery
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| Jan 9, 2020 at 20:39 | comment | added | Alphy13 | The hub I linked should do that. It just also has a passthrough if you want to charge on the same port. The power available to your devices without external power will be limited by the laptop, not by the hub. If you plug in 4 power hungry devices you may have issues. I suggested the above hub because, unlike your other one, this one will not act as a 5th device and use up some of that power. | |
| Jan 9, 2020 at 20:14 | comment | added | micahscopes | The hub I have does PD passthrough in the downstream -> upstream direction... I'm looking for a hub that powers itself via upstream PD, so in the other direction | |
| Jan 8, 2020 at 16:48 | comment | added | Alphy13 | Your laptop is charged through USB-C and there are several that pass that through the dongle. I would definitely go with that instead of one with its own power supply. Problem is that most only have 2 or 3 USB-A ports. | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 20:16 | comment | added | micahscopes | That hub you described would be more convenient than carrying around some obscure coax power supply. But ideally, I'd be able to get the necessary power from the computer's PD chipset! I'm already manually controlling my fan speed, but your suggestion is a good one. Maybe I'll do a little more research about how hot the system can safely get and then tweak the fan response a little bit. That said, I really don't want to risk damage! I do wish I could just not charge when I want the system to be quiet. | |
| Jan 4, 2020 at 18:57 | history | answered | Alphy13 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |