Simple hub that will do 4k @ 60 Hz?

[Baldrake]

I'm going crazy trying to find a simple hub/dock that will meet my wife's needs on her 2016 MBP-ntb.

All she needs a DP or HDMI connector to plug in her 4K monitor and a couple of USB-A ports. 60W charging would be great too.

I would have thought that some of the cheaper USB-C hubs would do, but they all seem to support only 30 Hz HDMI.

I hate the idea of having to purchase a full-on TB3 dock for what are very modest needs. The exchange rate in Canada these days is killing us.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[iMacDragon]

I don't believe a standard usb-c hub can do this as 60hz 4k needs too much bandwidth, there's only enough leftover for usb2.

 

[leman]

Thunderbolt3 Macs natively support DisplayPort 1.2 which is sufficient for 4k@60, all you need is a simple usb-c to dp cable. However, as pointed out in the previous post, this is using usb-c alternative mode and there is not enough wires left to carry usb3 speeds. If you want that in a single hub, you need to use thunderbolt functionality. My recommendation: get a cable + usb hub.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

I'm going crazy trying to find a simple hub/dock that will meet my wife's needs on her 2016 MBP-ntb.

All she needs a DP or HDMI connector to plug in her 4K monitor and a couple of USB-A ports. 60W charging would be great too.

I would have thought that some of the cheaper USB-C hubs would do, but they all seem to support only 30 Hz HDMI.

I hate the idea of having to purchase a full-on TB3 dock for what are very modest needs. The exchange rate in Canada these days is killing us.

Anyone have any ideas?

Has to be Thunderbolt hub or eGPU with extra I/O

 

[Baldrake]

Thunderbolt3 Macs natively support DisplayPort 1.2 which is sufficient for 4k@60, all you need is a simple usb-c to dp cable. However, as pointed out in the previous post, this is using usb-c alternative mode and there is not enough wires left to carry usb3 speeds. If you want that in a single hub, you need to use thunderbolt functionality. My recommendation: get a cable + usb hub.

Ok so a DP to USB-C cable in one of the two ports, and a USB-C hub in the other port for power and USB A ports?

Any recommendations for what kind of USB-C hub? Satechi?

 

[narcolpetic-haze]

Whatever you do, try not to use HDMI. I have gone through 3 different USB-C to HDMI (4K 60Hz) adaptors and couldn't get anything to work at 60Hz. Every part of my chain was 4K 60Hz certified apparently, but nothing worked. Stick to DisplayPort.

As for USB-C hubs, I have an Anker 4 port USB 3 hub and it's been great. Slim form-factor too.

 

[chekie]

CalDigit has some ThunderBolt 3 mini docks that support two 4k 60hz displays with one USB 3 port (Disport version) or with one USB 3 and one USB 2 port (HDMI version), and also one ethernet port. No power pass through though.

If you need more than one USB 3 ports, I agree with others that one display cable + usb hub works better for you.

 

[Kaelbron]

Anyone who knows a adapter which has ability to connect two monitors 4K 60 Hz?

I have find this adapter. I want one that has power to power and charge a MacBook Pro 15" in one cable. I don't want to use more than one USB C/thunderport port. Is that possible?

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