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USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness

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USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness

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Arthur BesseA to

Technology · 3 years ago

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USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness - Dennis Schubert

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A short story of me trying out different USB-C hubs, taking them apart, and slowly descending into madness.

via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30911598

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Searching on Aliexpress, I found several USB-C hubs with the same case, same specs, and probably the same components… for 10 euros a piece. Paying 90 euros just because some company printed their logo on it feels… wrong.

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