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jclardy

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Oct 6, 2008
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So I have been slowly converting everything over to USB-C in my house, starting since 2015 when I had my first 12" MacBook. I moved to a Pro with 4 ports, and now I am back to a 2017 MacBook. So a majority of my accessories can be attached directly via USB-C. The problem now is going back to a single port on the MacBook.

My main use case is iOS development - so I plug in my iPhone often. When I am developing, battery usage tends to be higher, so I'd like to also be plugged in to power. But my problem is that every USB-C hub seems to be aimed at people with USB-A peripherals. So that means I carry my charger, the dongle, a USB-C->Lightning, plus a USB-A->Lightning for when I am using a dongle.

All I want is a hub that will give me a power delivery port and an additional 1 or 2 USB-C ports - I can't find anything like this. Does it just not exist? I found this Belkin hub which has the idea down - but it doesn't do power delivery so I am not able to charge through it.
 
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