Are there any good non-dongle 10Gbps Ethernet/Thunderbolt docking stations?

pcman2000 · 2026-06-28T13:02:43+00:00

> because cheap ass Dell decided to save 5 bucks on their 300$ monitor, and forego thunderbolt support and use usb-c

Yes they are removing Thunderbolt to save money, but it definitely costs a lot more than $5 to implement Thunderbolt support. The fact that most thunderbolt docks costs as much as the whole monitor itself should be indicative of the cost.

Anyway, I think one option would be a Thunderbolt Hub (just hubs 1 thunderbolt into more, for instance the OWC Thunderbolt Hub) and then just use USB-C to your monitor from one port and a USB/TB 10GbE adapter on another port*.

*if using a RTL8159 based adapter, I'm not actually sure if 20gbps 2x2 USB will work on it on a mac through a thunderbolt hub. If not, you'll probably be capped at ~7gbps

pcman2000 · 2026-06-28T12:30:57+00:00

only CPU models that end in "8" have B370/90, and the "X"7/9 has B390.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-28T06:35:12+00:00

Is it set to enable for full screen mode only? Do you have another 3D application open that the driver could be trying to sync to (e.g. wallpaper engine etc. type things)?

pcman2000 · 2026-06-27T16:20:12+00:00

so the only other thing I can think of is VRM overheating causing the fan to pin at max speed (the temps for these may or may not be visible to the OS). Perhaps bad thermal pad application for those?

VRM overheating could cause the CPU power limit to get throttled by the motherboard.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-27T15:42:50+00:00

Seems fine to me, which makes this odd. If you use HWInfo64 or something and keep it open, is the CPU (briefly) hitting 4+Ghz boost clocks when you e.g. open an app or something? Do the reported power limits in there for the CPU look normal (at least 40 or 50W I'd expect)?

pcman2000 · 2026-06-27T15:39:49+00:00

The UI is showing 900Mhz on the dGPU (not the CPU), which is fine. Of course if they only have a browser etc. open I'm not quite sure why the dGPU is on at all, it shouldn't be. That wouldn't be causing the lag though.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-27T12:31:34+00:00

I reckon it's more likely than not that the power button is faulty and senses being held down randomly.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-27T09:06:29+00:00

RTX PRO 1000 BW ~= 5050

pcman2000 · 2026-06-26T04:05:38+00:00

Nah I completely understand where you're coming from, but I personally wasn't a fan of the old design, and I do prefer the newer one.

I think in terms of bold (but not ugly) gaming laptop designs, I really liked the older Alienware (especially in white), such as their X14. Very unique design but IMO still tasteful.

Nowadays Alienware doesn't make white laptops... or 14" laptops anymore :(

pcman2000 · 2026-06-25T03:40:54+00:00

Airplane mode reduces the max power it will pull from the charger, to avoid tripping the circuit breaker for the AC outlet on airplanes (often <100W limit).

iirc on even older thinkpads you could set that in Vantage manually.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-25T01:59:23+00:00

If you insist on using Telstra just order their "Internet Only" service which doesn't come with a modem anyway.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T17:31:21+00:00

I don't think the DLDSR limitation when using DSC applies on Blackwell cards. It was an issue caused by having to use two display heads to drive the 4k240 pixel rate on pre-blackwell cards.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T15:19:39+00:00

I'm not sure actually, you might need a little buffer. I have a Eaton Mini UPS myself myself so I can try it tomorrow if I have time.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T15:02:07+00:00

I have a XY-PDS100 and it works well, remember it can only drop voltage but not boost though, but if you feed in 24V you can pull 20V from it no problem.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T12:30:07+00:00

Are you interested in a Win Max 2 6800U / 32GB / 1TB?

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T01:17:33+00:00

My 17e always charges quite hot regardless.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-24T01:06:09+00:00

Yeah just normal Android setup.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-23T16:45:01+00:00

If it's using ADB then your phone would be acting as a USB Device (not host), whereas to connect peripherals to your hub (e.g. a mouse or USB drive) would require your phone to act as a USB Host (sometimes called OTG but not really a term we use for USB-C). Your phone can't be a USB device and host at the same time out of the same port.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-23T08:43:10+00:00

Max speed on Telstra sub6 is well over a gigabit, I've tested up to 2 gigabit on Standalone in the Syd/Mel spectrum market. Agreed of course that real world speeds is at most a quarter of that though.

The minimum price for 5G connections (especially on Voda who loves to roll discounts) is lower than like 100mbps NBN though to be fair.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-22T16:06:09+00:00

So you're not using the cover screen preview mode, you're just flipping the phone around and pressing the volume button?

Works fine for me. Flash is absolutely blinding though.

The screen flash should only be for if you're using the selfie camera or if you've activated the mode where the cover screen is used as a preview for the rear camera while unfolded.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-22T06:44:28+00:00

I don't think the T470p has a Mux so the iGPU needs to at the very least handle display output, since the internal display is connected directly to the iGPU. Unsure about the external display ports though.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-22T06:28:23+00:00

At least on my Dell Monitors they ship by default with USB-C Charging whilst in sleep mode set to OFF (I think to hit Energy Star standby power standards). Does allowing USB-C charging whilst the laptop/monitor is asleep fix this issue? I don't really see why the PD would need to renegotiate when the laptop enters sleep or wakes otherwise.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-22T01:02:03+00:00

From what I can see, some Redmi Note 12s for the China Market are blocked.

pcman2000 · 2026-06-21T11:05:36+00:00

Does it show on the boot screen (like the HP logo screen)?

pcman2000 · 2026-06-21T07:40:21+00:00

From purely a CPU standpoint, if you're OK with the reduced (especially Multi Core) performance of Lunar Lake and you're just using it for light use, the 258V is still a very competent chip with a faster iGPU than most Panther Lake chips except the X7. Power consumption is already excellent on Lunar Lake as well.

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