Also thinking the same, looking for a monitor for my Surface Laptop 3 (Running Linux) and realising the lack of HDMI port really makes this a challenge USB C for a monitor lacks options currently, so am looking at dongle hell.
I'm typing this over a cheap-ish (80€) Chinese thing from Amazon [0], which gives me power, a bunch of USB 3 A ports, one C, gigabit network, HDMI and DisplayPort, and audio in/out (didn't try it). The video is pass-through, as opposed to a DisplayLink chip.
One thing to be aware of, is it requires two USB-C connectors. I've never tried only using one, since the provided cable has a dual-connector. It also looks quite nice, doesn't feel cheap at all.
MS, Dell, HP, Lenovo all sell similar contraptions, but they're much more expensive. At work I have a HP G5, which works well, and uses a single USB-C port.
You can also find cheaper alternatives that only do HDMI.
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[0] https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B09MTTZ36K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_...
Don't know what they're worth, though.
I would recommend a longer cable than the one provided if you want your computer to connect to a usb-c on side that doesn't face the monitor.
- dual 4k60hz monitors - keyboard - mouse - webcam - microphone - ethernet - ... other miscellaneous things I'm forgetting
One cable, dock setup. I guess I don't understand how a dock would force you to use multiple cables, since that's what they're supposed to help prevent?