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It's not hell. One type C to HDMI dongle. I use one.

I should have been clearer, it would be really nice to just have one single USB C lead from my laptop to a monitor for video and PD. Overall I am happy with USB C. Having a laptop with many cable's connected for me defeats the object hence me looking at desktops.

Sounds like a prime use case for a dock or one of those multiport dongles. What's holding you back?

As above I am trying to avoid multiple cable's in the laptop, be ideal to have just one USB C for HDMI and PD, A laptop with a load of cables in it for me defeats the object, at that point I may as well use a Desktop.

I Displayport and power over a single USB-C with my Dell U2720Q.

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.

Interesting. I use a single TB3 cable connected to my Caldigit TS3+ to connect:

- 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?

Even better: there are type-c to HDMI cables, no dongle at all.

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